THE DROUGHT looks likely to have wiped out Landcorp’s projected profits for the 2012/13 year ending in June.

MANY DAIRY farmers will have to lift their game to comply with a new environmental code of practice announced last week.  

Industry body DairyNZ is running a series of 'beat the heat' events in the Bay of Plenty and Taupo in March, to provide farmers with advice on getting through the drought.

The declaration of a medium scale adverse event drought declaration will provide some relief for upper North Island farmers, Federated Farmers Waikato provincial president James Houghton says.

SEVERAL HUNDRED hectares of one-year-old pine trees are to be mulched to make way for pasture and then herds of dairy cows. The reason: the low cost of carbon credits and the higher returns from dairying

Landcorp Farming expects substantial further growth in last year's record dairy production, through the joint venture with Shanghai Pengxin of China and enlargement of established dairy complexes including Wairakei Estate in the central North Island.

DISAFFECTED FARMER Allan Crafar says bankers have driven his family out of the dairy industry.

ROTORUA’S KAPENGA M Trust has won the Ahuwhenua Trophy for a second time, taking honours for New Zealand’s best Maori dairy farm. In 2003 it won the award for best Maori sheep-and-beef farm.

A commitment to maintaining land and resources for future generations was a strong theme at Saturday's final of the prestigious 2012 Ahuwhenua Trophy – Bank of New Zealand Maori Excellence in Farming competition which was won by the Kapenga M Trust from Rotorua.

Farmers are being urged to prepare their stock for transport ahead of the annual 'gypsy week' to help keep the Waikato's roads clear of effluent and safe for users.