State farmer Landcorp says it has a strategy to lift its profitability and return to shareholders.

The appointment of Mike Cronin as Fonterra's managing director corporate affairs has been welcomed as "a good Kiwi voice" in the co-op's management team.

Fonterra says the marketplace for organic milk is very competitive and the market-linked organic milk price will help the co-op to secure a steady stream of organic milk.

Attention to the details of dairy shed infrastructure can improve a farm's bottom line.

This year's Fieldays theme 'Collaborate to accelerate innovation' is a near-perfect fit with the vision of New Zealand's most enduring and iconic agri-tech company Gallagher.

Pending regulations on cooling milk are prompting many farmers to look at upgrading or replacing their chiller systems.

Help is at hand for dairy farmers facing Johne's disease in their cattle, says LIC.

Neonatal scours can badly affect dairy calves and make it difficult for herd owners to raise enough healthy replacements.

Two respected suppliers to the dairy industry have united in a joint approach to 'super smart' effluent monitoring and control.

Commonly I hear farmers say, "Why bother with low cell count when there are no financial incentives from my dairy company to maintain a low bulk somatic cell count?"