The persistent rain of the last four months is causing serious problems for dairy farmers in most regions of the North Island.

Fonterra will have at least one new director joining the board at its annual meeting in Darfield next month.

That’s the message from Federated Farmers dairy section vice-chair Chris Lewis in the light of the latest video showing a new-born calf dragged along a paddock and calves being loaded into a truck.

Will sheep and beef farmers in future grow trees to sell offsets to dairy under the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)?

Fonterra’s milk collection across New Zealand for the four months to September 30 reached 297 million kgMS, 3% behind the same period last season, Fonterra says in its latest update.

Figures released at DairyNZ annual general meeting (AGM) in Ashburton shows the 2015/16 dairy season was the most challenging year yet for dairy farmers.

Electronic identification (EID) systems consist of a transponder, a reader and a data processing unit. Coded signals are sent by radio frequency or infrared light between the components of the system.

Is a robotic milking system an option for your farm? According to DairyNZ it depends on many factors.

A review of the school boarding allowance can’t come soon enough for farming families who live many kilometres from their nearest school.

The 2015-16 dairying season was a tough year for Westland Milk Products’ shareholders and suppliers, and the company itself, chairman Matt O-Regan says in the cooperative’s annual report released today.