Up to 200 people recently attended a farm field day to hear the winning ways of South Canterbury sharemilkers Joe and Suz Wyborn.

It feels great to be acknowledged in this way and a huge honour.

Despite the low milk price there was a positive vibe among the 33 finalists competing for the NZ Dairy Awards this year.

For the first time in the 83 year history of the competition, a South Island dairy farm has won the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy for Maori dairy farming.

A team effort has won sharemilkers Mark and Jamie Arnold the 2016 New Zealand Share Farmer of the Year award.

Australian dairy farmer Darren Merritt doesn't do things by halves.

"What I do in dairying I do for love – I don't need any recognition for it," says the 2016 Dairy Woman of the Year, Rebecca Keoghan.

Rebecca Keoghan's outstanding contribution to the dairy industry over the last decade has led to her being named the fifth Dairy Woman of the Year.

Three finalists for the prestigious Dairy Woman of the Year award have been named by the Dairy Women's Network.

A farmers' forum to be held next month will help farmers understand the current financial climate and what they can do to manage through it, says DairyNZ.