DEAN RABBIDGE is the second Grand Finalist to be named in the 2014 ANZ Young Farmer Contest. Rabbidge joins Tasman's Reuben Carter, with five spots still up for grabs.

FARMERS HAVE praised the first DairyNZ Milksmart events held in Morrinsville and Tokoroa last week for providing efficient milking techniques that can be easily applied on-farm.

APPLICATIONS FOR this year's Rabobank's prestigious Executive Development Program are officially open.

THE LAST bolts are being tightened at Fonterra's new $120 million UHT milk processing site at Waitoa.

FROM THE savannahs of South Africa to the green fields of the Waikato – the poor rural areas of her home country to European affluence – Zelda de Villiers has always been involved in agriculture.

DAIRY IS perfectly poised to become the most trusted source of protein for diets for all age groups and all markets, says Fonterra director John Monaghan.

FROM A commodity market perspective, the 2013-14 Southern Hemisphere dairy season is increasingly a ‘done deal’. 

THE DAIRY Women’s Network is calling for nominations for its annual Dairy Community Leadership Award.

TIME IS money, goes the saying, and when it comes to a sowing date for a crop like fodder beet, that’s certainly true.

DAIRYNZ CONSULTING officer Abby Hull had three job offers waiting for her by the time she graduated university.