A final report supporting improvements in New Zealand's genetic gain system for the national dairy herd is being backed by the sector's leading genetic companies.

New Zealand's dairy sector is more threatened than our meat producers by the development of new proteins, according to new research funded by the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge.

During the transition from dry to milking cows, it’s crucial to manage their health effectively to ensure their reproductive performance, production, and longevity aren’t compromised.

New Zealand’s best young farmers are pledging to ‘leave it all on the table’ as they prepare to battle it out at one of New Zealand’s most prestigious farming contests.

Lifting production by 30,000 kgMS without increasing cow numbers has demanded extra feed and better genetics for Bay of Plenty dairy farmers, Nigel and Dianne Payne.

Planning and preparing for calving with your farm team will reduce stress when calving is in full swing, and will help keep everyone safe and healthy.

What do you want from your pasture? That's the question top Massey University scientists were asking farmers at the 'Science for Farmers' site at Fieldays recently.

Troubled milk processor Synlait’s second largest shareholders remains coy on how it will vote at a special general meeting on Thursday.

For Mokai dairy farmers Annabel and Dean Donovan, helping to nourish their local community by donating milk just makes sense.

OPINION: Did the Coalition Government miss a beat when picking a new panel to advise on the methane emissions target? Some farmers think so.