The winners of the 2019 Southland-Otago Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year competition believe strong relationships and networks are the key to their successful business.

Waikato dairy farmer Craig Brown's Ubco all-electric bike is making him big savings on fuel and maintenance.

A Hawkes Bay project aimed at cutting nitrogen losses has provided challenges and lessons for its farmers involved.

One change to your dairy system can reduce costs, shorten milk-out time, prevent cup slip, lower somatic cell counts and boost milk yield.

The ‘big thing’ in employing farm staff is to invest in them, says Dunsandel farmer Michael Woodward.

‘A good story’ was a key motivator for fourth-generation Helensville farmers Scott and Sue Narbey to open their farm to the public.

Fonterra's Open Gate recorded a big turnout with a Christchurch farm recording a top attendance of 780 people and a Helensville farm just north of Auckland visited by 520.

Canterbury farming company Rylib Group is firmly based on family values, says director John Nicholls. 

A government policy of a compulsory stand-down that would send home certain migrant workers after three years is a ‘vote-catcher’ they don’t intend to implement, says immigration law specialist Ben De’Ath.

The Fonterra board needs real farmers with their own skin in the game, says would-be director John Nicholls.