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Fonterra is turning to expert advisors in a bid to make sure its controversial TAF (trading among farmers) proposal ensures 100% farmer control and ownership.

Weather extremes across the country are presenting a new challenge for 2012 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards entrants.

The dairy industry-good organisation DairyNZ is running seven dry summer events this week in Southland and South Otago.

After examining more than 20,000 genes, a DairyNZ scientist has discovered why some cows are better at getting pregnant than others.

Helping dairying women to take charge of their farms' financial planning will be the focus of a series of practical workshops being held across the country from next month.

Maori dairy farmers are being urged to enter the BNZ Maori Excellence in Farming dairy competition.

South Island independent milk processor Westland Milk is offering start-up scholarship for tertiary study.

FONTERRA SAYS it’s still collecting 10% more milk than last year, with about 65 million litres/day coming in.

DAIRY COMMODITY prices dipped overnight on Fonterra’s GlobalDairyTrade platform with the trade weighted index of all commodities down 1.6%.

Northland students will get free milk every school day from next year as part of a trial for Fonterra's new Milk for Schools programme.