A former Auckland sales and marketing executive and a former adventure tourism guide and boutique lodge manager have won the 2022 Central Plateau Share Farmer of the Year title.

A DairyNZ project helping farmers in the Tararua district, lower North Island, to reduce nitrogen leaching by planting some of their paddocks in plantain is gaining momentum.

The country's second largest milk processor is paying farmer suppliers a record milk price of $10.06/kgMS this month.

A surprise dip in global dairy prices last week won't affect a record milk price locked in for this season, says ASB economist Nat Keall.

Some dairy farmers, their families and workers, have contracted Covid, according to DairyNZ's general manager for the farm performance team, Sharon Morrell.

Fonterra says it's getting positive signals from the Government on regulatory changes needed to facilitate its new capital structure.

Manufacturing options and scale are allowing Fonterra to maximise returns for farmers' milk, says chief financial officer Marc Rivers.

Fonterra has announced its half-year results, with net profit down 7% to $364 million.

A pair of Massey University students have developed game-changing technology that helps dairy farmers monitor their cow health remotely.

Livestock farmers are being urged to plan ahead for possible meat processing disruption due to Covid-19.