OPINION: It's not common for industry-good body, DairyNZ and farmerowned co-operative LIC to publicly disagree on a key issue facing the dairy sector.

A new sun is rising for former Federated Farmers’ president and ACT member of Parliament, Owen Jennings, with a dairy farming venture in Malaysia worth almost $40 million, where plans are to have the first stock airfreighted from New Zealand early next year.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is calling for a slow down on new regulations being heaped on the farming sector.

The call for a single national animal evaluation breeding index that incorporates genetics is causing friction among the dairy sector's key players.

As a child brought up on a dairy farm, Tim Mackle was adamant that he wanted to be a farmer.

Reduced short-term demand from China is impacting farmgate milk price, says Fonterra.

Prominent rural consultant Alison Dewes has been using Overseer for more than a decade.

Dairy

There are fewer dairy cattle, sheep, and deer in New Zealand’s paddocks.

A slew of farming sector leaders linked to Federated Farmers are contesting the upcoming general election.