Fifth-generation dairy farmer Rebecca Keoghan is the new independent chair of the Animal Evaluation Governance Group.

With a record $10-plus/kgMS milk price almost locked in for this season, next season isn’t looking too shabby either.

A Franklin dairy farmer has inched closer to national victory after being crowned Northland’s top young farmer.

OPINION: All models are wrong.

OPINION: Pre-Parliament, I was involved with the International Dairy Federation. I attended firstly business meetings at the annual conference, then later, board meetings as a sitting board member.

With less than a week to go before submissions close on the Government’s controversial Gene Technology Bill, two agribusiness executives - John Greenberg and Michael Henne - are calling on Fonterra to demand an extension to the submission period.

Dairy

For the first time in 17 years, DairyNZ wants farmers to contribute more cash to run the industry-good organisation.

Following several years of pain, farmers and growers are facing a decent upswing in commodity prices, say economists.

Farm races or laneways are central to moving animals, people and machinery around the farm. In the case of dairy farms, their maintenance is paramount as cows may walk considerable distances two or even three times a day.