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Focusing on family, friends, connections

“Farming - it’s us. It’s all around us. It’s our family, it’s our friends.”

a2 Milk cancels exclusive deal with Synlait

Milk company says supplier has fallen below delivery standards.

Beyond the pain: What lies ahead for dairy?

Rabobank says tough times faced by the dairy sector won't last forever.

Southland dairy sector employs nearly 1 in 5

Southland's dairy sector had 2300 farming jobs and 770 processing jobs.

More to wintering than going through the motions

Dairy farmer Rick Munro says doing the right thing with wintering is no tick-box exercise.

Fonterra takes aim at long-standing board members

Director who once accused board of 'gagging' her would go in rejig.

Study shows dairy sector making water quality gains

DairyNZ’s water quality science team finds on-farm actions benefitting water quality.

Skimmed milk: Fonterra plans to trim board of directors

Fonterra’s weighty board of 11 directors could be reduced next year.

'Win-win': New technology benefits dairy farmer

Geoff Colson embracing new technology, including smart collars and DNA testing.

Fonterra falls in latest world dairy company rankings

Only five of the top 20 companies retained the same position as last year.

Planting leads to environmental gains for farming couple

Mark and Devon Slee have planted over 12,000 natives on their Hinds farm since 2009.

Farmer loses up to $80k after major technician fail

Seventeen farmers in a close area were affected by the artificial insemination blunder.

Why yearlings are gaining popularity

Opinion: Many yearlings are now being introduced into the breeding regime.

Fonterra plans $1b cost cutting as inflation and milk price slump threaten business targets

New Zealand's biggest business downgrades its milk collection forecast for this season.

CEO of a2 Milk's true pay and the hits and misses from reporting season

And Jarden trims NZME forecast.

Censure and costs for former Fonterra auditors from PwC four years after complaint

Complaint inherited from FMA concerned auditing of NZ's biggest business.

Stortford Lodge: 2-year-old steers in hot demand

Store lambs continued the strong trend of last week as well.

Reasonable prices for feeder calves in Dannevirke sales

Feeder calf sales are ticking along nicely.