Barry Quayle has been voted in as the new chair of Waikato Regional Council, after a majority of councillors backed the removal of Tamahere dairy farmer Russ Rimmington from the top spot in a meeting held yesterday.

Federated Farmers are joining the fight against Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs), saying they are unnecessary and inflexible.

Successive drops in the price of whole milk powder have prompted Fonterra to revise its forecast milk price for the season.

No working farms in New Zealand are currently affected by bacterial disease Mycoplasma bovis.

Fonterra's new capital structure is likely to sail through the parliamentary process without any major changes.

Global dairy prices are retreating as Omicron takes hold in more Chinese cities, disrupting the world's biggest market.

Some 300 farmers around the country - supplying 12,000 dairy cattle for export to China have been left hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket due to the non-arrival of a live export ship.

It's coming around quickly again: Moving Day.

Moving Day is the busiest time of the year for livestock movements.

Lameness in dairy cows can have a significant effect on a businesses' bottom line, with vets suggesting that each case has a cost implication of $400-500, made up of increased labour, vet bills, drugs and of course lost production.