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Damien O’Connor: Dealing with a tectonic shift

OPINION: Adapting and innovating has formed the foundation of our standard of living.

Farmers put off debt repayment as economic pressure tightens

Lower farmgate returns, shock milk price drop and rising costs bite bottom lines.

‘Expect a bloodbath’: Futures pricing suggests another weak dairy auction

Prices are expected to weaken further at latest Global Dairy Trade auction.

New tourism venture for well-known oyster farm

The Ōhope oyster farm's new owners have big plans.

Shareholder advocate suing Nido promoter, Maat directors over $41m investor losses

"An extraordinarily high loss for a New Zealand commercial property syndication."

Milk price meltdown: The $5b hit coming to NZ’s economy

It means less tax for the Government and some farmers may not be able to stay in business.

Is Fonterra's heavy hand still behind our milk price-setting system?

There are allegations Fonterra's still in the driving seat, despite industry law changes.

Kiwis sharpen Mongolian herders' machine skills

The 12-strong touring party trained 100 herders as part of the Share Mongolia Programme.

Fonterra and Nestlé's sale of DPA Brazil faces challenge

The two dairy giants agreed to sell DPA for $210 million.

Workers have unacceptably high exposures to carcinogens, study finds

58 per cent of workers in NZ are exposed to at least one cancer-causing agent at work.

Extreme floods and heat in China ravage farms and kill animals

NY Times: Bad weather puts security of food supply in focus in China.

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?

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

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

PM Chris Hipkins to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping

PM's office has confirmed he will meet with Xi during his trip to China next week.

China will pick up towards end of 2023, Fonterra CEO says

Miles Hurrell said the market had some rebalancing of inventory to go through.

'I haven’t met anyone who’s wet or whiny': Hipkins reacts to Luxon comments at Fieldays

The PM was all too pleased to stick the boot into National's Christopher Luxon as well.

PM to visit China as it hits back over joint statement

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will lead a group of business leaders to China.

Watch: Luxon speaks to media as Nats reveal agriculture emissions pricing plan

Christopher Luxon will announce his party's agricultural emissions policy.