The Government has just announced that it will attempt to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis from NZ herds.

The Government and farmers have agreed to attempt to eradicate cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis from New Zealand.

For a few days in May, Ashburton’s i-site information centre could have been mistaken for a small corner of Manila as the Philippines Embassy took it over for one of its regular mobile consular visits.

Independent milk processor Westland Milk has proven consumers’ key role in the company’s developing business strategies.

Fonterra chairman John Wilson says the industry should be “incredibly proud” of how far thinking and onfarm practices in sustainability have come in a short time.

Global milk production will need to increase by 26% in the next decade to meet expected consumer requirements, according to Torsten Hemme, the managing director of the IFCN Dairy Research Centre in Germany.

The income outlook for New Zealand dairy farmers for the new season looks good, but other challenges loom.

Dairy products will be high on the agenda when New Zealand and the European Union begin formal negotiations next month on a free trade agreement (FTA).

A new leader is at the helm of Hamilton’s Dairy Goat Cooperative but don’t expect big changes.

Dairy Trainee of the Year Simone Smail wants to keep climbing the industry ladder.