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More than 160 entrants so far in the 2013 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards have a chance of winning a Honda Duster XR125 farm bike.

The biggest number of entries on the first day have been received for the 2013 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards.

Entries have opened in the 2013 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards.

Entries have opened in the 2013 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards.

Dairy Women's Network kicked off its online training programme today (October 31) with a webinar on Retaining the Right People.

Nominations will soon open for the 2013 Dairy Woman of the Year award which includes the chance to attend the year-long Women in Leadership course run by Global Women.

Landcorp Farming expects substantial further growth in last year's record dairy production, through the joint venture with Shanghai Pengxin of China and enlargement of established dairy complexes including Wairakei Estate in the central North Island.

The Dairy Women's Network membership is up 30% in the last year, growing by 700 members from 2400 to 3100 at the end of June this year.

Westpac economists are forecasting global dairy and beef prices to rise on the back of drought in the US and elsewhere.

Traditional farming challenges are being compounded by recessionary economic conditions and modern farming methods, says Waikato efarming entrepreneur Peter Floyd.