Taranaki farmer Trish Rankin is the new chair of Dairy Women’s Network.

IHC national fundraising manager Greg Millar says the IHC Calf & Rural Scheme gives IHC an important connection to the rural sector and has evolved along with changes to the sector over 40 years, particularly as smaller farms and local relationships have given way to larger dairy units.

Dairy farmers are keeping a dream alive for Karen Chapman, who grew up on a dairy farm in the small Waikato settlement of Otaua and has only ever wanted to milk cows.

Federated Farmers' Bernadette Hunt says getting stock killed at the works is a real mission due to Covid.

There are concerns that some Southland dairy farmers are yielding to the temptation of this season's high pay out by milking on despite the fact that the region is in the midst of a major drought.

Waikato farmer Chris Poole is feeling lucky.

Meat the Need, a charity backed by meat and dairy farmers, is expanding and needs more workers.

Specialty butter made from New Zealand grass-fed milk is now available locally after sales success in the US over the past two years.

Farm sales have dropped in the three months to February 2022, according to data released by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).

Farmers unhappy with the leadership of industry-good bodies should exercise their voting rights during director elections, says Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard.