Whole milk powder futures for December last traded at US$3,480 a tonne, a 2.1 per cent premium to their previous GDT level.

Kiwifruit growers from Italy visited Bay of Plenty orchards this week to share information and techniques.

Synlait has been named the winner of this year's Deloitte Top 200 Best Growth Strategy category.

When it comes to eating ice cream, the people of Invercargill are New Zealand champions.

Zespri has been named the winner of this year's Deloitte Top 200 Most Improved Performance category.

Fonterra topped the Deloitte Top 200 again this year for profit -- increasing 65 per cent.

Foreigners' appetite for NZ land rose 442 per cent in the first 10 months of this year compared to the same time last year, official data shows.

A small band of protesters stood outside Fonterra's headquarters in downtown Auckland today to demonstrate against the co-operative's extensive use of coal.

Dairy giant facing fresh calls to stop use of palm kernel expeller in the wake of "appalling" labour abuse claims against its Singapore-based supplier.

The Reserve Bank remains wary about the risks posed to the financial system by high levels of dairy farm debt, despite sharply higher milk prices.

Ten Lancorp farms covering an area of more than 11,000 rugby fields are going up for sale.

High farm debt and inflated house prices remain a risk to New Zealand's financial system.

South Island dairy products processor Synlait Milk has increased its forecast farmgate milk price by $1 to $6 per kilogram of milk solids.

The 7.8 earthquake damaged around 20 per cent of Marlborough's storage tanks, but 2016 still promises to be a good year for wine.

Compared to other fibres, yak wool is more sustainable because yaks aren't farmed specifically for wool.

Rising volumes have not brought rising profit for Napier Port, which has again announced a reduced annual profit.

Fonterra is developing a new range of products to appeal to Asian markets including candy cheese, low salt cheese, and medicinal lactose.

Zespri shares have jumped 10 per cent in response to the kiwifruit marketer's announcement that it will sell licences for another 400 hectares of the SunGold variety.

The biggest opportunity for agriculture is to be seen as a globally trusted source of sustainably produced goods.

A dispute on the future direction of the company behind Rockit Apple has made its way to the High Court. Havelock North Fruit Company

New Zealand's monthly trade deficit narrowed in October the global dairy market buoyed exports of dairy products.

A Northland wine that once sold for $30 a bottle has jumped to $598 per bottle thanks to its popularity with the Chinese market.

Shipments of New Zealand avocados to South Korea have reached an industry high with 209,000 trays.

COMMENT: Treasury's newly updated projections for the long-run outlook look OK for a few years, but then it gets ugly.

China may take the place of the US in an Asia-Pacific free trade agreement following the US withdrawal from TPP.

US president-elect Donald Trump's announcement that the US will quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal on his first day

COMMENT: Dairy, meat, logs and even rising house prices are all masking the key to New Zealand's future success which will be driven by technology.

The arrival of electric vehicle company Tesla in New Zealand is expected to see the number of electric cars being sold here leap.

A North Canterbury farmer has spoken of the frustration of locals at being unable to get services through to their remote area.

The current cap of foreigners who can work seasonally in horticulture and viticulture will increase from 9500 to 10,500 for the 2016/17 season.