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While it's always good to hear positive news stories, the latest Situation and Outlook report for dairy may be a tad rosy, says Feds national dairy spokesman Chris Lewis.

Waikato Federated Farmers president Andrew McGiven is happy to see Fonterra back in the black.

Federated Farmers is calling on the Government to reject most of the raft of new taxes proposed by the Tax Working Group (TWG).

An insect pest which since mid-2016 has forced a ban on growing peas in Wairarapa is on the verge of eradication.

Farmers are throwing their support behind tougher firearms legislation proposed by the Government.

Anti-farming lobby Greenpeace has been ordered to take down billboards it had erected around the country accusing fertiliser companies Ballance and Ravensdown of polluting rivers.

The drought formally declared in the northern regions of the South Island is now extended into Marlborough, Buller and Nelson.

Spiralling expenses are the biggest concern to farmers right now, says Federated Farmers’ national dairy chair Chris Lewis.

Federated Farmers' meat and wool council is calling for compulsory regulation of stock agents.

Farmers across the top of the South Island are pinning their hopes on forecast rain to ease a drought some say is shaping up to be the worst since 2001.