Oversupply is still the underlying weakness affecting dairy prices, says ASB rural economist Nathan Penny.

Jittters over the Chinese stock market were behind the 10.7% drop in the overall Global Dairy Trade price index last week, giving some hope of a minor bounceback, says one economist.

A South Waikato dairy farmer has been sentenced in Rotorua District Court for neglect and ill treatment of cows that became malnourished or starved to death in his care.

The women who have attended DWN calf nutrition workshops over the past three months have walked away with a little added extra this year.

Producing detailed soil maps of New Zealand farms could help improve food production across the country, as well as reduce nitrate leaching, a Lincoln University report suggests.

In a welcome departure from dismal news on the dairy front, farmers are being told that a simple change to their herd mating plans could increase their income from calves.

Federated Farmers say many New Zealand dairy farmers are “going back to basics” as the downward trend in global dairy prices continues.

The unusual pattern of disease and mortality that affected dairy cows grazing on swedes last winter in Southland and Otago was a topic for discussion at the recent New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) dairying conference held in Queenstown.

Goats can be like pets and easier to handle than dairy cattle, says Oete Farms director Matt Bolton.

Two of LIC's artificial breeding bulls were named sires of the season by Jersey and Holstein-Friesian breed societies at their annual conferences last month.