DairyNZ News

Hawke's Bay dairy farmers Greg and Gail Mitchell talk about thow they and their team got through last year's cyclone Gabrielle, their farm's recovery, and what they learned along the way.

DairyNZ is pleased with the changes to the Resource Management Act Bill announced by the Government today, allowing more fit for purpose solutions for dairy farmers.

Jonathon Hoets has been selected to join the DairyNZ Board as an associate director for the next year, while current independent director, Margaret Devlin, is stepping down from her role.

As part of the DairyNZ Strategy review process the DairyNZ Board has included its governance practices, with the aim of strengthening the governance framework of the industry good organisation.

Wairarapa dairy farmers Rachel and Hamish Hammond are among thousands of farmers throughout New Zealand volunteering in local environmental initiatives.

Te Awamutu dairy farmers Doug, Penny, Josh and Bayley Storey have planted more than 25,000 native trees on the family farm, adding to a generations-old native forest.

Leading farmers from around New Zealand connected to share environmental stories and inspiration and build relationships at the Dairy Environment Leaders (DEL) national forum in Wellington earlier this month.

Dairy profitability is looking up as DairyNZ’s Econ Tracker shows a forecast seasonal closing position ahead of early-season predictions, though caution exists for farmers as we look ahead.