Cooperatives have many positive benefits, but raising capital is not one of them.

This old mutt reckons it's hard enough having a rational discussion on the issue of PKE use in the dairy industry without halfwits spreading false information about it.

A fresh intake of dairy genetics has given the industry's Ranking of Active Sires (RAS) list a shakeup this month.

The Ahuwhenua Trophycompetition that will in 2016 decide the top Maori dairy farm gives a great focus to Maori working in farming, says the Minister of Maori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell.

Westpac wull support its dairy customers to the tune of about $2/kgMS deficit in their cashflow this year, says Mark Steed, head of agribusiness and property.

Entries are now being accepted for the 2016 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards.

Former DairyNZ chairman John Luxton is not hanging up his gumboots yet.

The effects of an El Nino this summer – if it hits – will not necessarily be the same as during the last one in the late 1990s because of changes to farming practices, says Beef + Lamb NZ chief economist Andrew Burtt.

The dairy industry contributed 37% of the total value of New Zealand's primary exports in 2014-15, according to DairyNZ.

Outgoing DairyNZ chairman John Luxton believes heavily regulated dairy markets will open up in the coming years.