Dairy farmers have returned Jim van der Poel and Colin Glass as DairyNZ directors for another three-year term.

Global dairy prices have risen for the third consecutive Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction.

Sheep milk company Maui Milk is looking for new farmer suppliers as demand soars.

Waikato milk processor Tatua posted record revenues of $381 million last financial year.

Miraka, the Māori-owned dairy company near Taupo, believes its farmer suppliers are relatively happy about a possible lower payout this season.

The forecast milk payout for this season has gone up by 40c and Fonterra farmers can thank Chinese consumers.

Southland Federated Farmers vice president Bernadette Hunt says she finds it “interesting” that Environment Minister David Parker continues to downplay the feedback on the Government’s freshwater regulations.

Irrigation New Zealand has appointed former DairyNZ manager Vanessa Winning as its new chief executive.

Two farmers have been fined for failing to register animals under the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme.

The first batch of overseas drivers for local agricultural contracting work is expected in the country next week, says Rural Contractors New Zealand (RCNZ) chief executive Roger Parton.