Farming Foundations
Revisit the pivotal moments in our agricultural history that influenced land use and farming practices—laying the groundwork for today’s thriving dairy sector.

‘Draining Pastures’, June 1930
Copy of 'Draining Pastures', June 1930Exporter Land Section’, October 1932
Copy of 'Exporter Land Section', October 1932‘Like War-Scarred Flanders, August 1938
Copy of 'Like War-Scarred Flanders, August 1938‘The Guaranteed Price’, May 1941
Copy of 'The Guaranteed Price', May 1941‘Food For Victory’, May 1944
‘Farming on Peat’, August 1961
Copy of 'Farming on Peat', August 1961‘Bay Milk Bounces Back’, March 1987
Copy of 'Bay Milk Bounces Back', March 1987‘Sharemilkers Push for Shares’, August 1999
Copy of 'Sharemilkers Push for Shares', August 1999‘Advice for those drifting south’, November 2000
Copy of 'Advice for those drifting south', November 2000‘Feed factors disrupt mass shipment of cows south’, July 2001
Copy of 'Feed factors disrupt mass shipment of cows south', July 2001