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DairyNZ has awarded 55 scholarships to tertiary students as part of a wider drive to support young talent into the dairy industry.

The New Zealand public is being blatantly misled by Greenpeace on dairying and its environmental footprint.

Now is the time to plan to renew pastures in autumn and to consider renewing more than in the past.

Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) is a surprisingly common viral disease of cattle and other ruminants.

Some newspaper headlines refer to a victory for Greenpeace, but is it?

Cow Central's (Hamilton) Waikato Museum is looking to tell a broader story about the white stuff via its Milk Matters exhibition which opened recently.

Northland and some upper regions of Waikato are highest on the radar for concern about summer dry, says Andrew Reid, DairyNZ’s general manager, extension.

A key contributor to the dairy industry for 20 years, Justine Kidd, was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours for services to dairy and equestrian last month.

Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard is worried that an appeal against a Greenpeace advertisement ruling on river pollution could prolong unfair media coverage.

Correct design is crucial to the success of indoor barn dairy farming, says farm consultant Keith Woodford.