Wayne Langford

Meat is often a luxury for some families, but an initiative set up last year by two South Island farmers is helping to put it on the tables of those who really need it. Meat the Need allows farmers to… Audio

Fonterra has posted a profit of $659 million, following two straight annual losses. The turnaround has come from the company restructuring, improved sales and better margins. The dairy company also… Audio

Hundreds of thousands of dead animals risk being left uncollected on farms because of a collapse in the price of leather.

Farmers are being told they will have to pay to have the corpses collected -… Audio

Golden Bay farmer Wayne Langford's philosophy on life is "you only live once" - or YOLO. The sixth-generation dairy farmer, who is also Federated Farmers' national dairy vice-chairman, was in his… Audio, Gallery

Fonterra's new chief executive will be paid "substantially less" than the outgoing Theo Spierings. Mr Spierings finishes up next month, saying goodbye to his $8 million-a-year pay deal. Miles Hurrell… Audio

Forecasts of a $7/kg Fonterra payout is a boost for dairy farmers. But it's hard to lift the gloom around the spread of cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. Bevan Collie farms in Southland and Wayne… Audio

Farmers want the size of the salary for the next Fonterra chief executive to be given some hard thought. Yesterday Theo Spierings, who earns $8 million a year, announced he will leave the dairy… Audio

Golden Bay is cut off after yesterday's storm, with major damage to the Takaka Hill Road, with officials considering evacuating the region by sea if it cannot be reopened quickly. Dairy farmers in the… Audio