Beef and Lamb NZ's latest new season outlook has beef production pegged for a 7.8% lift to 2.3 million head in the 2012-13 season. This is largely linked to the carryover of cull cows from last season given the excellent conditions though fewer beef cow replacements are being retained and more dairy culls are likely, given the ever expanding NZ dairy herd.

Fonterra has announced a final payout of $6.40/kgMS for the 2011-12 season, a drop of 19% over the previous year.

Bulls over 12 months entering the dairy industry can be tested for free for bovine tuberculosis (TB), says the Animal Health Board (AHB).

Metabolisable energy (ME) is still the best feed quality descriptor for New Zealand dairy farmers, says DairyNZ's principal scientist, Dr John Roche.

Former New Zealand Sharemilker of the Year, Teresa Moore, is taking over as chair of the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Trust.

IT’S HIGHLY likely the Manawatu/Wanganui Regional Council’s controversial One Plan will end up in the High Court.

SOUTH COAST Dairy Ltd stirred up a storm of controversy when it proposed to convert a 200ha sheep and beef property on the wild and windswept Catlin Coast.

IN THE face of calls for greater compensation for farmers who used DNA-proven bull Matrix, LIC says it is sticking with DNA-proven as a testing system and such bulls will remain for sale.

Dairy farmers need to express their interest by the end of September if they want to join a FarmWise tour looking at wintering systems in the UK and Ireland.

A DAIRYNZ scheme which helps farmers connect to share knowledge on a one-to-one basis is now being extended to other regions after a successful launch in the Waikato over the last 10 months.