NZ's latest farming fad - regenerative agriculture (RA) - is getting a boost with more taxpayer funded backing.

Days after Fonterra lifted the forecast milk price mid-point to a record level, farmers have been hit with sharp increases in fertiliser prices.

Some horticulture farmers are bracing for financial relief from the proposed free trade agreement between New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Maize silage is an essential part of many dairy farm systems. Research shows that yield is king, and for on-farm growers, the most profitable hybrid is almost always the highest yielding one.

Fonterra recently reached the milestone of eight years since it started working with the Department of Conservation (DOC) through the Living Water partnership, which helps identify and trial game-changing and scalable solutions that show dairying freshwater can thrive together.

LIC chairman Murray King spoke at the farmer co-operative's virtual annual general meeting this month. The following is an excerpt from his speech, outlining LIC's annual result:

OPINION: Heartland New Zealand is the engine room of our economy.

New Zealand dairy genetics company Tropical Dairy Group Limited (TDG) is trying to raise $3 million from investors.

It's bad but it's not terrible.

The weather is playing a role in the performance of the dairy industry this year, according to the ANZ Bank's latest Agri Focus report.