Manawatu farm manager Paul Mercer is well into calving on the 147ha 370-cow farm he manages.

DairyNZ chief executive Dr Tim Mackle says the joint decision three years ago to eradicate Mycoplamsa bovis was a difficult call.

Thomas Lundman's work focus has gone from tracking tiny critters in pitch black caves to looking after considerably larger animals in paddocks near Whakatane.

Dairy prices tumbled in the overnight Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, but analysts aren’t surprised.

Genetics play a crucial role on the Sands' 500-cow family farm in the Bay of Plenty.

DairyNZ says some of the people who have completed their training programme, Go Dairy, are already working on dairy farms.

King Country farmer Shane Ardern has never been afraid to be a bit different.

Former Minister for Primary Industries, and retiring MP, Nathan Guy says his plans to invest more than $2 million in a new innovative dairy shed is a vote of confidence in the future of the dairy industry.

DairyNZ says it’s backing changes to the Resource Management Act (RMA).

Fonterra says a revamped Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) creates “a more level playing field”.