Heinz Wattie's is building a $4 million beetroot storage and grading facility the size of a rugby field as it moves to more closely

COMMENT: Looking beyond dairy, the picture is one of faltering growth in world trade volumes and mounting protectionism.

Fonterra will update its farmgate milk price and reveal earnings per share forecasts for 2016/17 on Monday.

Stallholders from the Tauranga Farmers Market won several awards at this year's Farmers Market New Zealand Food Awards. The local

A new dairy factory, with 100 new jobs is set to open near Gore this October.

New Zealand's largest organic apple grower, Bostock New Zealand, has been making the most of the sunny Hawke's Bay weather, planting

Farmers' confidence improved a little since January but remains weak, with commodity and farmgate prices the biggest concern,

Kiwifruit exports rose $105 million in June this year to reach $331m. The increase was up 47 percent, with goods exports rising $109

New Zealand fruit exports have been the shining star of commodities over the past year.

About 40 households in a remote area of Waikato have been without access to a reliable phone line for weeks.

The dairy downturn has driven farmer-owned co-operative, Livestock Improvement Corp into the red.

Zespri International, the kiwifruit marketer, says its total bill for a Serious Fraud Office investigation has now risen to $6.8 million

A gain in whole milk powder offset a fall for most other products in the latest overnight dairy auction.

NZ and Indonesia have taken an important step forward, the PM says, after the two countries agreed to put a multi-million-dollar export dispute behind them.

Farm prices are on the way down, led by an 18 per cent decline in the dairy sector over the past 12 months.

John Key says China has given no sign that it has concerns with New Zealand, let alone threatened to retaliate against Kiwi exporters.

When Karlos Millanta suffered a work injury which forced him to sell his Wellington abseiling business, he had no idea his new career

New Zealand lamb flap prices rose to their highest level in a year, driven by increased demand from China where the meat is used in

Andy Macleod, the chief executive of the Chinese-owned Pengxin New Zealand Farm Group, has resigned.

Manuka honey is making a big comeback with plans to develop a $1.2 billion honey industry.

New Zealand meat processors are having to pay more to secure supply of local venison to service their overseas contracts as farmers

Northland farmers and possum trappers are being warned to take care around animals after a spike in cases of leptospirosis. Leptospirosis

NZ meat processors are having to pay more to secure supply of local venison to service their overseas contracts as farmers retain their breeding.

Zespri's decision to team up with NZX-listed T&G to increase sales in Southeast Asia is already bearing fruit says Singapore regional manager, Andrew Common.

A Northland student has successfully tackled one of the biggest challenges facing the world - how to produce more nutritious food

International dairy prices edged down at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, the GDT price index falling by 0.4 per cent since the previous sale last month.

Milk processing firm Miraka is tripling production to meet a growing thirst for its UHT products in China.

Kaitangata, the small NZ town with big international interest, has been forced to halt its cheap property offers.

Northland farmer who lost hundreds of thousands in income is offering a $50,000 reward for evidence that leads to a conviction.

A UK or EU slowdown poses dangers if it ripples to our food markets, says expert.