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For three first-generation dairy farming couples, years of hard work, determination and keeping their eyes firmly on the prize have paid off in a big way.

From herd testing at LIC to on-farm land management for Taranaki Regional Council, Elizabeth has spent her career finding ways to support farmers. Now, she's doing it from the inside.

Dairy farm workers are still seeing steady pay rises, but the rapid wage growth of recent years has levelled out, according to the latest Federated Farmers-Rabobank Farm Remuneration Report.

The Growing Future Farmers Fonterra dairy programme is expanding, with expressions of interest now open for farmers and students in Waikato and Bay of Plenty who are keen to be involved in 2027.

On dairy farms across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty, students are gaining hands-on dairying experience, learning on-farm alongside experienced Fonterra farmers who know that the future of dairy depends on those who come next.

Nearly two years into their search for their first farm, share farmers Braden and Brigitte Barnes stopped putting offers in, a reflection of just how hard it had become to make ownership stack up.

From retail to research farms, this Milk Quality Manager shares how a preventative approach helps support farmers before small issues become bigger ones.

Farmers across the dairy industry have been clear: there’s an opportunity to simplify how farm information is managed.

As the Southern Hemisphere’s largest agricultural event, National Fieldays is the highlight of the agricultural calendar, running from 10-13 June at the Mystery Creek Events Centre in Hamilton and drawing more than 100,000 visitors across four days.

Bay of Plenty leader recognised for transformational impact across dairy sector and Māori agribusiness.