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The persistent rain of the last four months is causing serious problems for dairy farmers in most regions of the North Island.

That’s the message from Federated Farmers dairy section vice-chair Chris Lewis in the light of the latest video showing a new-born calf dragged along a paddock and calves being loaded into a truck.

A review of the school boarding allowance can’t come soon enough for farming families who live many kilometres from their nearest school.

Dairy farmers in most North Island regions are hard hit by rain which is hindering pasture utilisation and causing milk production to drop.

A ship barred from discharging its palm kernel expeller (PKE) cargo remained anchored off Tauranga Port late last week.

Farmers in Waikato will be testing a proposed plan to improve water quality in the region.

The Waikato Regional Council is welcoming a Federated Farmers-led joint project testing the implications of the Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora: Proposed Waikato Regional Plan Change 1 for the rural community.

PKE rules are there for a reason and importers must abide by them, says Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard.

A project to find out just how tricky it is going to be for farmers to comply with the new Waikato Regional Council ‘Plan Change One’ has started in the region.

A new ‘easy to teach’ science resource centred around the importance of New Zealand’s primary sector has been launched.