Dairy farmers are committed to protecting New Zealand’s environment and taking action on-farm to support that, says DairyNZ.

Aquaculture is the fastest-growing animal production sector, experiencing global annual growth rates of 6% over the past 15 years.

State-owned farmer Pāmu has been able to reduce nitrogen input on its Waimakariri dairy farm while maintaining milk and grass production, by using fertigation – the application of fertiliser through irrigation.

The drought is biting pretty hard in Northland now, says project manager Extension 350 (E350) Luke Beehre.

While farmers and growers up and down the country are busy working during the COVID-19 lockdown, they are not the only essential service in the primary sector doing their bit for NZ.

New Zealand dairy farmers can expect a lower farmgate milk price for the 2020/21 season, according to a new report from agricultural banking specialist Rabobank.

DairyNZ is urging farmers to offer their input on Moving Day by this Sunday.

Your old mate reckons one good thing about the current COVID-19 situation is that most of the anti-farming whining and moaning from the usual suspects has shut down – as the country focuses fighting the coronavirus.

Under pressure from drought and COVID-19, Woodville dairy farmer Ben Allomes says: ‘we can’t shut our doors and just walk away’.

Federated Farmers president Katie Milne has described the first week on COVID-19 lockdown as “good but nerve racking”.