They may cost $6.50 per kg at the supermarket, but search online and you'll find them selling for $1 per kg.

Dairy prices fell at the Global Dairy Trade auction overnight.

A China-New Zealand joint venture will see exchanges of information and expertise, writes James Penn.

Westpac aims to boost market share despite stressed proportion of agribusiness portfolio more than doubling.

Onside has launched an online health and safety app for farmers to make compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 easier.

WorkSafe New Zealand's Safer Farms programme is working with the rural sector to promote good health and safety practices.

Attend the South Island Dairy Event 2016 in Invercargill and invest in yourself and your business.

Dry stock farmers' salaries have grown strongly in the past year, according to Federated Farmers and Rabobank's 2015-16 employee remuneration report.

COMMENT: NZ's not going to run short of water any time soon because of a growing taste in China for the stuff.

Global Dairy Trade says it will offer a complementary online trading platform for buyers and sellers looking to deal in smaller volumes from June.

Workers weren't allowed time off, including a pregnant woman who was told she'd be laid off if she took maternity leave.

NZX's milk price contract due for launch next month stands a good chance of success, despite the failure of most futures contracts.

Zespri has been made an "importer of record" in China - giving the kiwifruit marketer more control over its product in what is poised to become its biggest market by volume.

The Chinese dairy producer will soon be selling infant formula on NZ supermarket shelves.

The trend towards organic produce means the US is now importing animal feed from Romania.

Signals that New Zealand could secure a better deal on its Free Trade Agreement with China is a "beacon of hope" for our dairy industry, said the head of an export association.

The New Zealand dollar surged to a fresh 10-month high above US70c yesterday as dairy prices rose further than expected.

Dairy prices continued to firm at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, with the GDT price index gaining 3.8 per cent driven mostly by a big gain in whole milk powder prices.

The median price per hectare is down to $33,897 in the three months to March, according to REINZ figures.

Fonterra has continued to lose farmers to its competitors, based on latest production data.

Fonterra's first draft of suggested changes to its governance structure recommends the board's size be cut from 13 to 11.

Trade Minister Todd McClay says the Government is assessing the implications of recent regulatory changes in China's cross border e-commerce market.

Fonterra's first draft of its recommendations on the size and makeup of its board will be made public tomorrow.

NZX's planned new milk price futures contract can help bring stability to a dairy sector being hit by low returns, says visiting specialist Brian Rice.

International markets are "screaming out" for New Zealand apples.

New Zealand's biggest export - dairy - continues to suffer from oversupply and soft demand but other parts of the primary sector are booming.

World dairy production is slowing, which should push up prices in 2017, rural lending specialist Rabobank said in its quarterly outlook.

COMMENT: Sustainable farming is about doing business while doing good. It is about ensuring decent income and benefits while preserving our environment.

The Institute of Directors has made a case for adding independent directors to the boards of farming company operations.