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3,000-year-old pea easing inflation in India

Biologists are adding a gene to the DNA of the pigeon pea, in hopes of boosting export output by 30 per cent.

Dairy downturn drives LIC into the red

The dairy downturn has driven farmer-owned co-operative, Livestock Improvement Corp into the red.

Dairy prices mixed in latest auction

A gain in whole milk powder offset a fall for most other products in the latest overnight dairy auction.

Dairy's drop leads farm prices down

Farm prices are on the way down, led by an 18 per cent decline in the dairy sector over the past 12 months.

Fonterra: NZ milk collection falls

Fonterra Cooperative Group's New Zealand milk collection fell 10 per cent in the first month of the 2017 season, a typically low production period.

Milker cut cows' teats off with scissors

Claudio Da Costa, 47, told MPI investigators he used scissors because it was a 'quick and cheap fix for the problem'.

Farmer fury at rail-crossing charge plan

KIwiRail is introducing a charge to maintain private rail crossings, and farmers will be the first to be asked to cough up.

Fraudster May Wang appeals

Failed Crafar farms buyer May Wang is appealing her convictions and her eight-year jail sentence. Wang, also known as May Hao, was

Manuka offers farmers a sweet future

Manuka honey is making a big comeback with plans to develop a $1.2 billion honey industry.

Zespri tips profit boost from Gold3

The release of 400ha to grow Gold3 kiwifuit under licence in 2016 will result in a hefty increase in Zespri International's corporate profit.

Farmers urged to 'hang in there'

"Hang in there" - that's the message Fonterra chairman John Wilson was giving to farmers at Fieldays.

Fonterra unveils management reshuffle

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings has reshuffled the roles of some of his top managers for the third time this year.

Fieldays attendance up 10pc on day two

Attendance at Fieldays on day two of the four-day agricultural event was up 10 per cent on the same day last year.

Farmers show resilience as low price for milk persists

There is no "get out of jail free" card for dairy farmers in the current dairy downturn.

Positivity key, says farmer

Doug Avery knows what it's like to be depressed.

Students win Fieldays innovation award

The crankholder is set to revolutionise the fencing industry ... or at least make it much easier to build a fence.

Theresa Gattung: How we treat animals matters

COMMENT: How we treat animals matters, not just to animals, but to ourselves and overseas markets.

Fieldays attendance steady despite dairy slump

Attendance at Fieldays is running just slightly below this time last year, despite the current slump in dairy prices.