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Manawatu dairy farmers Gregory and Brooke Dorn have tapped into some excellent Holstein Friesian genetics to not only raise the quality of their herd’s milk, but to ensure the future of the herd’s best cow families is guaranteed.

Grass growth is fantastic in the Manawatu but production remains static.

Although the national economy is still functioning below pre-pandemic levels and the road ahead remains uncertain, the Manawatu region appears to be bearing up well.

Manawatu dairy farmers George and Ellen Bartlett entered the 2015 Horizons Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) because they wanted to support their industry and learn more about sustainability.

Dairy farms hit by recent floods in the lower North Island are slowly drying out according to DairyNZ.

DairyNZ says it is working alongside other groups to support farmers and ensure that around 5000 cows in central Manawatu and Horowhenua have enough feed for the winter after dozens of paddocks were flooded on dairy farms last week.

Fonterra says its emergency response teams have contacted over 500 farms in flood-affected areas of lower North Island.

An organic dairy farm just north of Levin has been inundated with water after a stop bank on the Koputaroa steam failed this morning.

First-time entrant Richard Ash has won the 2015 Manawatu Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year title.