The final results of the 2017 elections for the Fonterra board of directors, directors’ remuneration committee and shareholders’ council have been announced.

It all started on the farm of Brad Sulzberger in Urenui, Taranaki, as he pondered his two-day collectioin and keeping the milk cool.

Fam technology company Tru-Test says dairy farmers can protect their income by having the right milk cooling systems.

Sharemilker Roy Willan admits having sleepless nights when milk was entering the vat at 21˚C two years ago.

The Ministry of Primary Industries says periodic checks of farms’ primary and secondary milk cooling capabilities will be undertaken.

The saying goes, you can’t have too much of a good thing, but that doesn’t always ring true.

Wet, very wet -- in just about all the North Island and even the South Island for quite a while.

The term ‘peak cow’ -- referring to the national dairy herd -- is gaining relevance for more individual farmers as they turn from peak cow numbers to peak per-cow performance.

A foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in New Zealand is only a matter of time, says DairyNZ biosecurity readiness and response manager Chris Morley.

Feeding DCP (dicalcium phosphate) to dairy springers is increasingly common for Canterbury dairy herds wintered on fodder beet, says veterinarian Chris Norton.