Canterbury dairy farmers are being urged to get involved in telling positive stories about their industry.

Farmers hearing about the potentially huge benefits of genetically modified forage being developed by AgResearch are incredulous that it could be years -- if ever – before they can get their hands on it.

Focused, on-task and anticipating what comes next for the dairy industry: this was the mood of this year’s Dairy Womens Network conference, says chief executive Zelda De Villiers.

State farmer Landcorp has handed over the running of 16 North Island farms to Chinese owners Shanghai Pengxin following a four-year management joint venture.

Fonterra's lifting of the current season payout to $6.15/kgMS highlights the revival in the fortunes of dairy farms, says Federated Farmers.

Prices for milk fat are soaring and you can thank consumers worldwide for it.

Fonterra's forecast cash payout for this season will put another $3.5 billion into rural economies, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.

In two weeks the supreme winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards will be named at a ceremony in Invercargill.

The recent release of the progress report on the last three years of the Sustainable Dairying Water Accord has sparked all the naysayers of the dairy industry into another series of spiteful attacks on farmers.

A Mid-Canterbury couple in only their second season milking their own herd have won top Share Farmers of the Year 2017.