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Although a Canterbury farmer and trucking company are in the clear over animal welfare violations, that is no cause for complacency, warns Federated Farmers.

Farmers in Waikato region need to be aware that change is coming.

Federated Farmers Dairy president Andrew Hoggard is urging farmers to maintain a frugal mindset in the face of disappointing half-year results by processors.

Dairy farmers are being urged to keep their budgets tight.

The dairy industry is launching a new quality workplace accord in May.

I never thought when I entered farming politics that there would be so much talk about the stuff that comes out of the back end of a cow.  The polite term is ‘effluent’ of course; not polite are its effects and the costs of managing it.

Farmers are hoping last week’s big drop in the GDT price index is just a blip, says Federated Farmers Waikato president Chris Lewis.

A senior Federated Farmers leader has poured cold water on suggestions that he supports a moratorium on dairy conversions.

Federated Farmers is emphatic that farmers and trucking operators follow the animal welfare rules when taking stock to processing works, especially as drought conditions reduce animal feed in some parts of the country.

Federated Farmers say the 8.8% drop in the Global Dairy Trade yesterday will be disappointing to New Zealand dairy farmers but it is important not to jump to conclusions.