Most farmers are focused on extracting as much milk as possible from home-grown feed.

The "once in a lifetime opportunity to spend a week with other like-minded farmers and world class presenters" was the impetus for farmer Blair Drysdale to apply for the Rabobank Farm Managers Program.

We will see a $8/kgMS milk price again – but we will also see $4/kgMS again, says New Zealand special agricultural trade envoy Mike Petersen.

A member poll by Federated Farmers shows 11.1% of dairy farmers are now under pressure by banks over their mortgages. 

A record number of Northland dairy farms achieved full environmental compliance last season.

Subsidies handed to European farmers are partly responsible for the dip in global dairy prices, says Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard.

A Northland farm consultant is concerned at the loss in cow condition over the last two months.

NZ dairy farmers are being encouraged to be vigilant about bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) which DairyNZ says affects up to 60% of dairy cows and 90% of herds.

It depends how bad it gets before banks take drastic action against deeply indebted dairy farmers.

As the cows cram into Randal Inch's milking shed you realise space is at a premium on this small North Canterbury dairy farm on the outskirts of Rangiora.