Whanganui-based Ag Challenge has developed and received NZQA approval for a suite of new agriculture programmes which credits to the

Southland's dairy industry continues to be plagued by a lack of skilled workers. DairyNZ recently ran a survey which found farmers

Economists were buoyed by gains in Fonterra's overnight global dairy trade auction, maintaining their end-of-season forecasts above

Untreated pine woodchips - a waste product on many farms - could be an affordable, low-tech solution in reducing nitrate levels in

Dairy prices have lifted 1.3 per cent at Fonterra's GlobalDairyTrade auction, with the important whole milk powder price up 1 per cent.

The price of whole milk powder, New Zealand's key commodity export, is likely to decline on the GlobalDairyTrade platform overnight.

Most dairy farmers' bank accounts will be "back in the black'' this season as they look forward to brighter times in 2017. ASB's

The infant formula world has taken notice of an announcement from Reckitt Benckiser that it was in talks to take over America's Mead Johnson Nutrition.

Fonterra CEO Theo Spierings says a resurgence of nationalism around the world will bring uncertainty and protectionism threatens trade.

The opportunity to participate in a dairy leaders' environmental forum in Wellington was an amazing experience, says Dannevirke dairy

A livestock carrier owned by a Saudi businessman is on its way to New Zealand to collect more than 5000 dairy cows and take them to

Fonterra Cooperative Group has sought to reassure shareholders after its Chinese partner Beingmate Baby and Child Food Co slashed

Waikato farm consultant Stacey Belton has some valuable skills for farmers facing tighter timelines around increasingly strict nutrient

Fonterra is confident in its China strategy despite Beingmate Baby & Child saying losses for 2016 will be about double the previous forecast.

Kiwi scientists have taken another step toward a potential future of genetically-altered, hypo-allergenic, high-protein milk.

Reduced milk supply out of key dairy export regions - including New Zealand - will fuel further dairy price increases in the early

Gareth Morgan's new political party has released a key environmental policy - and some dairy farmers are in his sights.

This week's GlobalDairyTrade auction prices increased 0.6%, in a lacklustre start to the year. Whole milk powder prices were down

ANZ's chief economist comments on last night's GDT auction, the exchange rate, interest rates and whether to fix or float?

Economic confidence is on the rise in New Zealand, with the Whanganui-Manawatu-Taranaki region leading the way. The latest Westpac

Dairy product prices inched higher at the Global Dairy Trade auction, stemming two consecutive declines.

When things go wrong for a company, they usually get worse before they get better - if they ever do get better. So it is with Bellamy's

Fonterra Co-operative Group and Livestock Improvement Corporation, both farmer-owned co-operatives, are set to launch a new online

Butter sales globally are on the rise.

Helping farm owners, managers, contract milkers and sharemilkers feel in control of their finances is the aim of the game for the

For a sharemilking business to thrive, both sharemilkers and farm owners must do their homework before entering a partnership agreement

The global downturn in milk production bodes well for New Zealand's dairy farmers for much of 2017 and is increasing the likelihood

Leading dairy farmers close to Whanganui's heart were part of an invited delegation to benefit from a session with an undeniable master

Bellamy's Australia shares took a nose dive after it cut its profit forecast for a second time, announced chief executive Laura McBain is leaving the company, and tweaked the terms of its supply contract with Fonterra.

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