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The government has come up changes to proposed intensive winter grazing regulations  which on the face of it are likely to please farmers.

Dairy Farmers are playing their part in tackling climate change alongside all other sectors.

The Government has announced it will commit $4 million into relief funding for flood-affected Canterbury farmers.

OPINION: TVNZ's recent 'Q&A' programme has a lively discussion on methane emissions and how dairy farmers are doing their bit to reduce the sector's emissions.

The dairy industry is making another push to attract workers to staff-strapped farms.

DairyNZ says it will work more closely with other industry stakeholders on major issues facing farmers. 

Farmers will continue to apply pressure on the Government and hope for a change of heart on the need for skilled overseas workers.

Farmers are warning that some of the proposals in the Climate Change Commission draft advice to the Government will result in financial losses for many.

National's agriculture spokesman David Bennett says the Government should take note of new research confirming the New Zealand dairy industry’s low carbon emission profile.

National's agriculture spokesman David Bennett says the Government should take note of new research confirming the New Zealand dairy industry’s low carbon emission profile.