The Irish dairy industry is keeping a close eye on New Zealand's dairy dilemmas as it ramps up its own production with quota restrictions now gone, a Lincoln expert says.

It takes courage and commitment to deliberately choose a role requiring full-time focus on problem solving and conflict resolution.

Westland Milk Products chairman Matt O'Regan says it's very hard to predict a payout price given the volatility of the international market.

The global climate change conference in Paris drew a record number of world leaders to the opening last week. Federated Farmers dairy industry group chair Andrew Hoggard looks at the debate.

TV news coverage of terrible bobby calf treatment by a callous minority of people reminds us of a harsh truth: the dairy industry has committed enemies.

All those involved in this latest scandal of mistreatment of bobby calves redefine the meaning of the word idiot.

The West Coast is a challenging place to live and farm. High rainfall is a feature of the region and it has always struggled to develop a strong economic base. Isolation is another issue.

Westland Milk Products chairman Matt O'Regan is a burn and bred West Coaster.

All resilient farm systems need to be low cost, says DairyNZ principal scientist John Roche.

The break-even cost of supplementary feed is 3.5% of the milk price, says DairyNZ principal scientist John Roche.