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Milk output surges despite low prices

Low world dairy prices aren't stopping the NZ industry - production was up 13pc last month from July last year.

Farmers happy with banks, says Fed survey

Banks appear to have come to the party for NZ farmers needing support during the dairy downturn.

Fonterra auction tactic succeeds

Fonterra's move to cut the amount it sells on its global dairy auction appears to have worked.

Vote looms for Beef and Lamb NZ

Crunch time is fast approaching for the farmer-funded industry group, Beef and Lamb New Zealand.

Why bison is the new beef

The grass-fed meat has fewer calories, less cholesterol or fat than beef, and consumers can't seem to get enough.

Quad bike death after 'low risk' classification

A day after the Government pushed new health and safety legislation through Parliament a sharemilker died in a quad bike accident on a Waikato property.

One killed in quad bike accident

A person is dead after a quad bike accident on a farm in Waikato this morning.

Landcorp profits plunge 84pc

State-owned farmer Landcorp said its profit fell by 84 per cent due mostly due to lower milk and lamb prices.

Online exchange for private firms

A new online exchange aims to help investors who own shares in private companies or units in property, farm or forestry syndicates to trade them more easily.

Independent dairy producers more competitive

Fonterra's market share in the South Island has slipped beneath 80 per cent ending pro-competition provisions.

Milk price slump raises spectre of ruin

"There's nothing more depressing than knowing when those big tankers come on to your farm you are paying Fonterra to take your milk away."

More financial help for drought-affected farmers

Support for the drought-affected eastern South Island has been extended, and an extra $100,000 has been granted to help struggling farmers.

Brian Fallow: Banks' backing vital for farmers

In light of the stress the dairy industry is under right now, they really do need to take the longer-term view that they say they are taking, writes Brian Fallow.

Farmers hold emergency summit

British farmers held an emergency summit this week, amid warnings that many are facing financial ruin because of plunging milk and meat prices.

English upbeat despite dairy woes

Finance Minister Bill English remains confident about the prospects for economic growth, despite recent dairy woes.

Fonterra cuts dairy auction volume

Fonterra says it is significantly reducing the amount of product it puts up for sale on the GlobalDairyTrade auction platform over the next 12 months.

Dairy price too low for Fonterra forecast

Milk powder prices will need to improve substantially before Fonterra's revised farmgate milk price of $3.85 per kg of milk solids can become a reality, say analysts.

Wang loses bid to stop release of files

Failed Crafar farms bidder and fraud case defendant May Wang has failed to bar Hong Kong prosecutors from accessing seized documents.