Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa has made no new friends in the dairy sector with its farcical display of water quality ‘samples’ from around the country.

Australian dairy farmers need support to stay farming as bush fire destruction comes on top of drought woes, says an industry spokesman.

The guessing game has begun to predict what dairy farmers will get for their milk this season.

Farm sales were down 21.6% for the three months ended December 2019 versus the year prior ­— but sales look to be lifting.

Nominations are being called for the Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award.

With many regions experiencing increasingly dry weather, DairyNZ has put together some tips for farmers on managing challenging conditions.

Federated Farmers vice president Andrew Hoggard will be standing for president of the farmer lobby at this year’s annual meeting in June.

Fonterra is extending its MyMilk initiative to the North Island aiming to make it easier for more dairy farmers to get into their own farms, and to grow with the co-op.

Some Northland dairy farmers have been asked to stop irrigating because of the low river levels.

There have been some encouraging signs for dairy farmers recently, says Rabobank national manager for food and agribusiness banking, Hamish Midgley.