The covered cow shelter on the NZ Young Farmers-owned Donald Pearson Farm has come in handy during a wet winter.

Lots of talk is heard about alternative  – or non-dairy – milks and whether to ban the word ‘milk’ in that context.

Once farmers have understood the environmental issues, they leaping ahead of regulators and do it anyway, says Federated Farmers president and dairy farmer Katie Milne.

Waikato Regional Council has resumed aerial monitoring of ‘at risk’ farms by satellite imagery, drones, fixed wing aircraft or helicopters.

For the second year in a row, Taupo’s Miraka Dairy company has paid at least $3 million in bonuses to suppliers for their good overall performance during the 2016-17 season.

The development of goat milk infant formula has received a $30 million funding boost.

Former Fonterra director Mark Townshend says that despite the A+ rating Fonterra should get from its shareholders for its ingredients business, clearly some Fonterra investments are performing very poorly.

Corporate farmer and former Fonterra director Mark Townshend is urging shareholders to support Fonterra and its new leadership.

The discovery of Mycoplasma bovis on a sheep and beef property near Motueka was entirely predictable, said Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

Farming practices now piloted by Mid Canterbury dairy farmers Grant and Jan Early could show other New Zealand farmers how they can successfully reduce their environmental impacts.