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Dairy wars: Competition for milk just got tougher, Fonterra sounds warning

The newcomer already plans a second Waikato plant: is the South Island also on the radar?

How Villa Maria's new owner plans to take brand to next level

Chief executive Duncan McFarlane says the business started to meet an 'insatiable demand'.

PwC auditors before tribunal for Fonterra audits

Alleged failures during years of PwC audits for dairy giant Fonterra.

Opinion: Murky world of global food trading too big to ignore

OPINION: Dominance by a handful of companies deserves more scrutiny.

'Big concern': Sawmills face temporary closures as demand dives

Demand for building new houses had dropped in the face of rising interest rates.

Could biofortified 'super-veges' help us live longer, healthier lives?

Telegraph: Biofortification may be a more palatable option for consumers than GE.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Rural insurer pays out more than $120m in claims so far

FMG has settled 43 per cent of the 10,500 Cyclone Gabrielle and Auckland flood claims.

Farmer satisfaction with banks continues to slide in latest Feds survey

Bank satisfaction down three points from the previous survey in November.

Politicians tight-lipped on proposed ETS changes aimed at limiting carbon offsets

Govt wants greater focus on emissions reductions, rather than removals.

Waiting for China: NZ agriculture pins hopes on economic giant’s revival

NZ commodities prices have been depressed due to slack demands from China.

Opinion: How history can help us build back better

New Zealand was once able to deliver infrastructure. We can do it again.

Fieldays: KPMG report urges agribusiness leaders to stay positive

"There is significant anxiety about what the future holds across the sector."

Winner wants to highlight horticulture as a career to other rangatahi

Grace Rehu takes out top Ahuwhenua young Māori growers award.

Auditing watchdog to hear charges against accountants accused of breaching code of ethics on Fonterra accounts

A former Fonterra director made the complaint to the Financial Markets Authority in 2019.

DoC tackles budget shortfall with a half-million-dollar spend on consultants

Budget shortfall prompts the Department of Conservation to call in the consultants

Fonterra spends US$10m on US biotech stake

Fonterra has taken a small stake in US biotech company Pendulum.

Has Tip Top’s owner been left with a sour taste in its mouth?

The value of its brands has been written down.

Offshore wind device for Pātea

The offshore wind technology can measure wind speeds, waves and currents.