WINNING THE 2014 Ballance Farm Environment Awards gives Canterbury dairy farmers Mark and Devon Slee the opportunity to tell some 'good news' stories about their industry and New Zealand agriculture in general.

FARMERS MUST lift their game on environmental and labour issues over the next three years.

WASHING STAND-OFF pads and dairy shed yards with recycled water could cut fresh water usage by thousands of litres every milking, says Houle solutions and field services technician Murray McEwan.

FEDERATED FARMERS' Dairy Industry Group has elected Feilding farmer Andrew Hoggard as its new chairman.

CANTERBURY FARMERS Mark and Devon Slee have won the National Winner title in the 2014 Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

THE 2014 New Zealand Sharemilker/Equity Farmers of the Year, Charlie and Jody McCaig, have used the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards to establish a leading farm business as well as raise their profile.

AUSTRALIAN DAIRY farmer Dianna Ferguson describes her cows as “elite athletes”, and like any elite athlete, they need the right diet.

DAIRY AUSTRALIA’S 2013 Science and Innovation Award winner, Dr Abdul Jabbar, has used his award to research bovine theileriosis (BT), a tick-borne disease similar to malaria in humans.

NEW MILKING point controller technology from Milfos – called iCore, is designed to adapt and accept new technology as it develops over time, the company says.

THE South Island Agricultural Field Days (SIAFD) will be held at its new site near Kirwee, Canterbury.