We ask ASB's Rural Economist (aka The Oracle) whether the payout's heading north of $6 and, if so, who's going to pay for the party at Pollyanna Penny's?

Fonterra's chairman talks about a great GDT auction result overnight along with the other pressing rural issues of the day.

Economists went back to the drawing board to revise up their farmgate milk price forecasts.

At the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction the key whole milk powder price went up nearly 20 per cent.

Helping some reporters - and by extension the general public - understand what was going on with the recently released bobby calf

The milk powder train looks set to roll on, but analysts have warned of tough times ahead for Bellamy's and A2.

DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle says cruel and illegal practices are not in any way condoned or accepted by the industry as part

Not surprisingly, the 2015-16 dairy season has been officially declared the most challenging year yet for dairy farmers.

Fonterra Cooperative Group is assessing the impact of a big drop in milk production this month on its contract book and future production plans.

Tourism earnings have soared to edge out dairy as New Zealand's top export earner for the first time since 2010.

COMMENT: My lunch guest was the alleged fraudster at the heart of the expired milk products scam, Fran O'Sullivan writes.

Okaihau dairy farmers Craig and Suzanne Johnsen met some awesome people during their involvement with the Ballance Farm Environment

An internal review's underway at Fonterra, following the arrest of 19 people over the on-selling of expired milk powder in China.

A "Pollyanna-like" view of dairying cannot hide the misery three years of low payouts and a high dollar are causing rural New Zealand

Nineteen people have been arrested in China for allegedly repackaging expired Fonterra milk powder with a view to sell it.

Dairy prices are expected to be ''choppy'' over coming GlobalDairyTrade auctions as markets wait for confirmation of weak New Zealand

Kiwi Clayton Buckley talks about dairy farming in some of the harshest conditions, working in the Saudi Arabian desert for the past 12 years.

Entries for the 2017 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards open on October 20 and the standard is expected to be high. The 2016 Dairy

The hunt is on for great dairy pastures in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty. Entries are open for the Pasture Renewal Persistence Competition

Australia, like New Zealand, is facing sharply lower milk production because of a wetter-than-normal spring.

Cracks have been found in more silos at Fonterra factories after the collapse of a milk silo at the co-operative's Edendale plant

An event tomorrow in Hawera is all part of the build-up to marking a major milestone for Taranaki's longest-running dairying contest. Next

Two big banks have upgraded their farmgate milk price forecasts after a modest gain in product prices at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction.

Today our West Coast cow cocky comments on life after farming, bird's nests and blood pressure.

Fonterra’s COO of Farm Source comments on the GDT result, seasonal production volumes and the Milk for Schools programme paying real dividends.

International dairy prices improved slightly at this morning's Global Dairy Trade auction, gaining by 1.4 per cent since the last sale early this month.

Taranaki dairy farmers Rachel and Kenneth Short say despite a potential increase in forecast milk price, they won't be making any

More kids are consuming at least the recommended minimum amount of dairy following the supply of a daily drink of milk in schools, new research has found.

Whole milk powder, is expected to rise at this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction after two consecutive declines, according to traders.

The final report of a five-year study into the use of quality beef genetics in a dairy beef supply chain was released this week, confirming