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The 'longevity of uncertainty' is what's driving the lowest level of farmer confidence in more than a decade, says farming leader Ben Allomes.

I'd rather have cost inflation than income deflation, says Woodville dairy farmer and former industry leader, Ben Allomes, in response to the present crisis facing dairy farmers.

Woodville dairy farmer Ben Allomes says the adoption of plantain has been a game changer for his farm system and business.

Democracy by stealth – that’s how a highly-respected dairy industry leader Ben Allomes is describing the present Government’s consultation with farmers over agricultural emissions and other issues.

A dairy industry leader is calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to take the pressure off farmers and give them more time to properly understand and digest the huge raft of changes that the Government is trying to push through before next year's election.

Under pressure from drought and COVID-19, Woodville dairy farmer Ben Allomes says: ‘we can’t shut our doors and just walk away’.

Heavy weekend rain, in the lower eastern half of the North Island, will start to turn things around for farmers who have been facing a desperate situation with drought.

The dairy industry must look forward continually to assess itself as fit for purpose – or not.

The dairy industry must look forward continually to assess itself as fit for purpose – or not. So says retiring DairyNZ director Ben Allomes.

DairyNZ director Ben Allomes is advocating a paradigm shift in the way the primary sector markets and presents itself as a career.