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Fuel dampens dairy gains
Dairy price forecasts give some assurance to farmers things are going in right direction,
Productivity and profitability explored at DairyNZ's Farmers Forum
The price paid for producing milk was explored at DairyNZ's Farmers Forum in Wallacetown.
Watch: Southland woman wins Dairy Community Leadership award
Katrina Thomas is honoured to win Dairy Women's Network's award for community leadership.
Listen: Scott Walls' Fonterra Taranaki update
Things are looking good in Taranaki according to Fonterra's Scott Walls.
Opinion: Dairy farmers leading way
Water Accord proves dairy farmers are 'walking their environmental talk' says Alister Body
Dairy cattle numbers up 2pc
After a decrease in 2015, dairy cattle numbers increased 2 per cent
Listen: Andy Thompson's dairy, referee and Martin Devlin update
Andy Thompson defends referees and dairy but not Martin Devlin...
New test to detect antibiotic resistance in dairy cows
Dairy Antibiogram test will allow Kiwi farmers to more effectively treat mastitis.
Dairy drives gain in output prices
Dairy product manufacturing led NZ producer output prices in the first quarter.
Indian dairy giant Amul to sponsor Black Caps
Indian dairy giant Amul will sponsor Blackcaps for the Champions Trophy.
Dairy prices surprise in fifth rise
Dairy prices are up for a fifth consecutive time at Fonterra's GlobalDairyTrade auction.
$1.35 billion boost tipped for dairy
Fonterra is expected to forecast a higher farmgate milk price for the coming season.
Listen: Andrew Hoggard on the Water Accord
Federated Farmers Dairy Chairperson comments on DairyNZ's Water Accord.
Dairy industry misses environmental goals
The dairy industry hasn't achieved seven goals it made to mitigate environmental impact.
Miraka to export to Malaysia
Milk processor majority owned by North Island Maori trusts to export products to Malaysia
Listen: Forest & Bird - waterways still suffering under the strain of dairy
Forest & Bird says efforts by farmers to protect our waterways aren't up to scratch.
Dairy auction looms
Whole milk powder futures traded are pointing to a decline in the GDT auction tonight
Listen: Mike Joy - water report part of dairy industry 'charm offensive'
Freshwater ecologist Mike Joy is accusing the dairy industry of propagating spin.
Quarterly pricing proposed for milk
Over recent times, global dairy prices have been volatile.
Dr Tim Mackle: Farmers, gumboots and all, are doing their bit for the environment
Dr Tim Mackle reacts to the Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord report released today.
Dairy farmers tackling environmental issues says new report
Report shows dairy farmers committed to protecting waterways
Live from the dairy farm
DairyNZ is livestreaming from a Waikato farm to mark the launch of a water report today
Listen: 2017 Dairy Woman of the Year Jessie Chan-Dorman
Jessie Chan-Dorman is a very busy woman. Now she's the 2017 Dairy Woman of the Year!
IMF notes risk in dairy, housing debt
Dairying, housing market and NZ's reliance on offshore funding are issues in IMF report.
Dairy finds its happy place
After record highs and desperate lows, today's milk price is a welcome relief.
Wins for Canterbury-North Otago farmers at Dairy Industry Awards
Canterbury-North Otago well represented at national awards
Otago dairy cattle decline despite national trend
Otago bucks national trend with the largest regional reduction of dairy cattle last year.
Listen: Dr Tim Mackle 'it's dangerous to talk about cow numbers'
DairyNZ CEO says farmers are tired of being the whipping boys when it comes to waterways.
Watch: The video that blew away the crowd at Dairy Awards
"My name is Clay and I'm proud to be a dairy farmer"
Fonterra's cash-strapped Aussie farmers
Australian farmers would be paid A$5.70/kg to A$6.10/kg milk price for the 2017/8 season.
Listen: Paul Grave's Fonterra update for the Waikato
Head of Co-operative Affairs for the Waikato Paul Graves updates Dom George on Fonterra.
Listen: Mike Petersen on Algeria - our third largest dairy market
New Zealand's Special Trade Envoy is in Egypt, following on from his trip to Algeria.