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A new free body condition scoring (BCS) smartphone app will be launched by DairyNZ at Fieldays.

DairyNZ scientists are urging farmers to take care when feeding fodder beet to their dairy herds this winter.

DairyNZ is throwing its support behind farmers suffering from the downturn in milk prices.

A leading dairy farm consultant says he’s worried that this season’s low milk price will tip some young innovative dairy farmers out of the industry. 

The proposed Southern Dairy Hub is closer to fruition, thanks to strong support from farmers and businesses.

For the past four years the Okaihau property of Alister and Lyn Candy and their daughter Christine has been Northland’s DairyNZ focus farm.

The need for farmers to have a sound strategy to avoid flip-flopping from year to year is now more important than ever. 

Farmers with employees living on their property should be charging them market rates to combat impressions that dairy workers were underpaid, says DairyNZ people team leader Jane Muir.

A wave of environmental regulation is building nationwide, so be aware of what’s coming in your region and heed developments elsewhere, a Canterbury field day heard earlier this month.

Palm kernel extract (PKE) is a by-product of the palm oil industry in South East Asia.