LIC director Steve Poole will step down at the end of next month.

New Zealand dairy farmers could lead the global move to new production systems that deliver twice the food from half the water and soil, according to Australian science author Julian Cribb.

A forum to discuss the direction of dairying will be held at Mystery Creek, Hamilton, on May 8 and 9.

DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle supports the new Interim Climate Change Committee, however he is concerned that it has no member with actual farm knowledge. 

The numbers are mind-boggling: 1000 eggs, thousands of pies, tens of thousands in cash to count at home. These are Diane Sharpe’s memories of 40 years volunteering at National Fieldays.

Fonterra is introducing a new standard payment term for small businesses which will affect 83% of its suppliers, the cooperative says.

One of the most unpredictable places to be in a dairy shed is arguably the back end of a cow.

Automation company Lely says fully robotic farms are the future for the booming global dairy industry.

Fish & Game chief executive Martin Taylor has dismissed as “ridiculous” a claim by Irrigation New Zealand chief executive Andrew Curtis that irrigation is good for the environment.

Modern irrigation is all about “precision rainfall,” says Federated Farmers water and environment spokesperson Chris Allen.