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Fonterra 2024/25 milk price heading well north of $8/kgMS

Prices for a key ingredient of chocolate and icecream rose in a strong auction showing.

Duncan Shand: Fonterra's nonsensical move – can you imagine Coke selling off its brand?

OPINION: Research shows strong brands command a price premium and grow faster than rivals.

Preparations for 56th Fieldays ramp up

This year's event will have a line-up of 1000 exhibitors at Mystery Creek.

More beef farmers join genetics programme

There are now 37 farmers involved in the Informing New Zealand Beef programme.

'Really tough ask': Farmers react to Alliance's request for cash

It's the first time Alliance has asked farmers for capital in 32 years.

PGG Wrightson downgrades forecast as trading conditions worsen

Market conditions are impacting the whole of the agricultural sector, the firm says.

Central Otago shearer first to shear 500 Merino ewes in eight hours

Not a bad effort for someone who reckoned he shore 'like s***'.

'Tragic': The 'iconic' sector farmers fear becoming a 'cottage industry'

Farmers say harvesting wool costs twice what they are paid for the product.

A person in Texas caught bird flu after mixing with dairy cattle. Should we be worried?

This is the second US case after a poultry worker tested positive in Colorado in 2022.

What NZ wine buyers are revealing and which country drinks the most wine

More wine buyers are women and more are also buying beer.

Scientists welcome regulator’s call sorting ‘null segregants’ from GMOs

Scientists have welcomed the EPA's new clarification of GMO-derived 'null segregants'.

PGG Wrightson boardroom struggle escalates

PGG Wrightson said it was in the company's best interests to have an NZ-based chair.

Higher NZ farmgate milk prices beckon after strong GDT auction

What was driving demand at this morning's Global Dairy Auction?

A berry good time to go: Zespri CEO on NZ industry, and his new US job

The "right opportunity" came up as NZ kiwifruit industry recovers its export mojo.

Meat industry leader farewells a challenging 2023

Sirma Karapeeva says the UK FTA was the highlight of a challenging year.

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Is food really too expensive?

OPINION: Farmers are literally making hay while the sun shines.

Synlait says Dairyworks sale 'can not be assured'

Will Synlait Milk go to the market if it can't sell Dairyworks?

Heavy scrutiny ahead for Fonterra's planned big spend on 'growth' projects

Fonterra is forecasting annual capital expenditure of more than $1 billion up to FY30.