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Getting good staff is a big challenge faced by dairy farming businesses. But are we doing enough as employers to create environments where good people want to work? 

Are you prepared for the new milk cooling regulations to take effect on June 1? 

Reducing onfarm emissions is a challenge facing all farmers, not just dairy. In fact, it is one of the biggest challenges facing the food producing sector worldwide. 

Kale is normally used as a winter feed crop. With a deep root system it has good drought tolerance.

Maize is a vital crop that consumes a lot of farmers’ time and money, says DairyNZ.

We all know how hard it can be to attract quality staff, and how great it is when you find someone that works hard, knows their stuff and has the right attitude. 

Farm veterinarians are struggling with the emerging health effects of long-term fodder beet use on dairy farms, says DairyNZ senior scientist Dawn Dalley.

Addressing greenhouse gases onfarm is a top priority for the dairy sector. 

‘Bizarre’ is how DairyNZ’s general manager for extension, Andrew Reid, describes the current season with its weird mixture of floods and droughts in regions that normally don’t get these conditions.

Notable cases of employment breaches by large companies have cropped up recently, some appearing to be unintended short-changing of employees.