They help prevent flooding and drought by building leaky dams, but UK farmers are concerned about their reintroduction.
Proposed new environmental rules for the Waimakariri District will drive some farmers off their land, say farmers and their support groups.
A US farmer has been awarded US$265m (NZ$411m) in a lawsuit against herbicide providers Bayer and BASF.
Milk consumption in the United Kingdom has dropped by just under 50% since 1974.
Thousands of UK students have successfully fought a beef-ban aimed at reducing their university’s carbon footprint.
Australian dairy farmers need support to stay farming as bush fire destruction comes on top of drought woes, says an industry spokesman.
The new owner of Tip Top Ice Cream, Froneri is paying over $6 billion for Nestle’s US ice cream business.
Chinese dairy giant Mengniu has become one of Australia’s major dairy processors with a brace of recent purchases.
America's biggest milk producer, Dean Foods, has filed for bankruptcy and is planning to sell assets.
Australia's oldest dairy company will be selling milk and other products in renewable cartons from next month.
US dairy exporters keep finding new markets for cheese and dairy ingredients despite facing trade tensions.
The expansion of the dairy industry in Ireland is starting to affect the environmental health of the country’s lakes, rivers and estuaries.
Fonterra says its payouts to Australian farmers are being funded by its operations, not propped up from other places in the balance sheet.
Fonterra has told its Australian farmer suppliers that it remains committed to that market.
Australian farmers are urging the Federal Government to enforce the fitting of operator protection devices (OPDs) to all new quads within two years.
The Australian dairy industry will need 800 extra workers on farms by 2023.
World-renowned dairy co-op FrieslandCampina has posted a half-year operating profit of $354 million.
More European dairy farmers are choosing to put their cows outdoors to graze.
With the US dairy industry now it in its fifth year of low prices and third year of trade wounds, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation in the US, Jim Mulhern looks at what could come next.
Ireland, often a source of skilled farm machinery operators for rural contractors in New Zealand, is facing even worse driver shortages than NZ.
The largest milk powder producer in the US, DairyAmerica is coming back to Global Dairy Trade (GDT), re-launching skim milk powder on July 16.
New Zealand milk will be used for a new certified organic grass-fed infant formula offering by Bubs Australia Ltd.
Animal rights activists entering Queensland farms without permission now face being fined.
Australia's last surviving iconic dairy cooperative, Norco, says it’s getting enquiries daily from farmers wanting to supply it milk.
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