Fonterra expects disruption to milk collection and farms that cannot be reached may have to dispose of their milk.

Waikato dairy farmer Verena Beckett knows how frustrating it can be when big, strong, healthy-looking replacement heifers fail to

Dairy goat farming is growing in popularity as farmers look to non-cow options for milking platforms around the country. Globally

Several dairy sheds near Culverden have been damaged by this morning's quake, leaving farmers unable to milk their cows. Sam Smith

About 20% of West Coast dairy farms could be in serious financial trouble, Federated Farmers heard at its quarterly meeting in Greymouth

China's path to food security is taking a big swing to the south. In fact, 8500km down to Tasmania, the dairy-hungry nation's newest source of fresh milk.

The trend for dairy farmers to move away from breeding bobby calves in favour of quality dairy/beef cross calves which are fetching

Economists are touting improved milk price forecasts following a jump in prices at this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction.

We ask ASB's Rural Economist (aka The Oracle) whether the payout's heading north of $6 and, if so, who's going to pay for the party at Pollyanna Penny's?

At the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction the key whole milk powder price went up nearly 20 per cent.

Helping some reporters - and by extension the general public - understand what was going on with the recently released bobby calf

The milk powder train looks set to roll on, but analysts have warned of tough times ahead for Bellamy's and A2.

DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle says cruel and illegal practices are not in any way condoned or accepted by the industry as part

Not surprisingly, the 2015-16 dairy season has been officially declared the most challenging year yet for dairy farmers.

Fonterra Cooperative Group is assessing the impact of a big drop in milk production this month on its contract book and future production plans.

What does 31-years in the dairy industry sound like? Fonterra's Stu Gray catches up with Dom George to recap his interesting and fascinating career.

Northland's chief environmental watchdog has warned dairy farmers to sort out effluent discharge flows or face hefty fines after a

Tourism earnings have soared to edge out dairy as New Zealand's top export earner for the first time since 2010.

An internal review's underway at Fonterra, following the arrest of 19 people over the on-selling of expired milk powder in China.

A "Pollyanna-like" view of dairying cannot hide the misery three years of low payouts and a high dollar are causing rural New Zealand

Nineteen people have been arrested in China for allegedly repackaging expired Fonterra milk powder with a view to sell it.

Dairy prices are expected to be ''choppy'' over coming GlobalDairyTrade auctions as markets wait for confirmation of weak New Zealand

Kiwi Clayton Buckley talks about dairy farming in some of the harshest conditions, working in the Saudi Arabian desert for the past 12 years.

Entries for the 2017 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards open on October 20 and the standard is expected to be high. The 2016 Dairy

For the first time since the chocolate milk frenzy of 2014, Lewis Road Creamery and Whittaker's have embarked on a new collaboration.

It's good to see some positive signs on the dairy horizon after a busy and stressful couple of years. This has been compounded by

The hunt is on for great dairy pastures in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty. Entries are open for the Pasture Renewal Persistence Competition

Australia, like New Zealand, is facing sharply lower milk production because of a wetter-than-normal spring.

Cracks have been found in more silos at Fonterra factories after the collapse of a milk silo at the co-operative's Edendale plant

An event tomorrow in Hawera is all part of the build-up to marking a major milestone for Taranaki's longest-running dairying contest. Next