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Milk production is up nationally, despite drought conditions beginning to bite in some districts, according to the latest update from Fonterra.

There are calls for the Reserve Bank to drop its banking capital rules, which Federated Farmers says is costing farmers a fortune.

OPINION: Federated Farmers' latest farmer confidence survey results won’t surprise too many people.

Commodity prices and interest rates play a huge role in shaping farmer confidence, but these factors are beyond their control, says Federated Farmers dairy chair Richard McIntyre.

Buoyed by a survey showing farmer confidence rising to its highest level in over a decade, Federated Farmers says it's not taking its foot off the pedal.

Federated Farmers meat and wool chair, Toby Williams says what the Government has effectively signed up for is a decade more of planting pine trees on productive land because that’s the only way for our country to achieve such a steep reduction.

With a record $10-plus/kgMS milk price almost locked in for this season, next season isn’t looking too shabby either.

Southland Federated Farmers president Jason Herrick says farmers are prepared for winter grazing every year.

A steep learning curve, a very busy year and thank heavens for tractor therapy. That's how Associate Agriculture Minister Andrew Hoggard described his first year in Parliament to reporter Peter Burke at his dairy farm in the Manawatu during the holiday break.

Wairarapa sheep and beef farmer Karen Williams is the new chief executive of Irrigation New Zealand.