An independent review into Mycoplasma bovis infection in Wakanui, mid-Canterbury, shows appropriate steps are being taken to remove infection in the area, says M. bovis Programme director Simon Andrew.

Labour-strapped meat processors are bracing for a big jump in calves arriving from dairy farms as Fonterra's new rules around bobby calves kicks in.

Designed to counter the often-costly impact of uneven weight and vacuum distribution of a milking cluster, Lactalign has scooped a gold award for livestock innovation at the recent UK LAMMA 2023 Event.

A pre-Fieldays dash down to Te Kuiti in the rolling south west of the Waikato gave Dairy News a chance to catch up with New Zealand shearing legend Sir David Fagan and get his views on his latest side by side/UTV.

Over the warmer months, your cows are at a higher risk of heat stress. Cows will generate heat in the process of producing milk, digesting feed, as well as absorbing heat while out in the sun.

Your cows don’t know it yet, but their life is about to change, for the better. So is yours.

"You can't have it both ways” was sage advice my father would give me when I was trying to discuss options with him about something I wanted to do. “You have to choose one or the other.”

Bay of Plenty dairy farm manager Dayna Rowe and her team are building a great workplace together - one so energising, no one wants to leave. Here's how they're shaping up.

OPINION: It's a New Year but apart from that nothing much seems to have changed, at least for farmers.

One of the world's biggest dairy companies, Danone, aims to cut methane emissions from its fresh-milk supply chain by almost one-third over the next seven years.