Farmers want the Commerce Commission to investigate banks that are beginning to set targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on farms.

There are no quick fixes and times are going to be tough.

Another season, another record milk payout from Tatua.

Waikato sharemilker Matthew Zonderop says the last eight months have been the toughest in his 15-year dairying career.

Fonterra has responded to recent jumps in global dairy prices and lower domestic milk collection by lifting its forecast milk price mid-point by 50c/kgMS.

Family-owned German company BvL was formed in 1860 and takes its name from the second-generation Bernard Van Lengerich.

Mastitis is an inflammation of the udder. In cows, it is usually caused by bacteria which have entered through the teat canal and moved to the mammary tissues.

Dairy farmers could be leaving up to 30% more income on the table by not doing the numbers on supplementary feed, according to SealesWinslow general manager Grant Jackson.

OPINION: From burping cows to grazing sheep, when it comes to global warming, the finger of blame is invariably pointed at the livestock farming industry these days.

OPINION: News of the discovery of a new case of Mycoplasma bovis on a dairy farm in Canterbury should not come as a surprise.