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A 50/50 sharemilker at an award-winning Maori farming enterprise has been selected as one of two associate directors at DairyNZ for the coming year.

New research, out last week, shows farmers can identify ways to increase efficiency and reduce environmental footprint – but there will be challenges for some.

OPINION: The recent Climate Change Commission discussion document has made many farmers anxious.

DairyNZ has launched a major public information programme to give farmers an accurate assessment of the Climate Change Commissions report and exactly what it will mean for them.

Two dairy farmers from Canterbury and the Bay of Plenty will join DairyNZ’s board as new associate directors.

Award-winning dairy farmer Fraser McGougan has been appointed chair of the DairyNZ Climate Change Ambassadors.

National's agriculture spokesman David Bennett says the Government should take note of new research confirming the New Zealand dairy industry’s low carbon emission profile.

Incorporating certain varieties of plantain into a cow’s diet has been shown to reduce the nitrogen concentration in their urine, which can leach through soil into groundwater.

As the hot weather starts to kick in around the country, DairyNZ has put out a special plea to farmers to protect themselves from the heat and also to ensure that their cows are kept cool.

National's agriculture spokesman David Bennett says the Government should take note of new research confirming the New Zealand dairy industry’s low carbon emission profile.