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Farmgate milk price waiting game

Pressure is mounting on Fonterra to cut its farmgate milk price forecast at this week's board meeting, but it's looking like a close call.

Wholesale trade gains record in 3rd quarter

New Zealand wholesale trade rose in the third quarter as a jump in fruit exports drove the biggest quarterly gain in sales of grocery, liquor and tobacco in more than 20 years.

Activists' ad 'grossly irresponsible'

Animal welfare group SAFE placed a graphic advertisement to shame NZ's dairy industry in the Guardian newspaper.

Consumers to receive refund on berries

Consumers who bought bags of frozen berries linked to a health scare will be able to get a refund from major supermarkets.

Berries scare: What you need to know

What you should do if you have recently eaten Fruzio Mixed Berries.

China to make test tube beef

China is taking steps to genetically engineer its own food supply rather than growing it the boring old traditional way.

Company fined for breaking employment laws

A company has been fined for not providing employment agreements and failing to produce wage and time records for employees.

Taxpayer funding for A2 benefits

AgResearch has received $1.2 million in taxpayer funding to carry out a study aimed at validating the health benefits alternative dairy firm A2 Milk claims its products provide.

Fonterra's new $141m Australian play

Want beef jerky with your beer? Get it from NZ

From beer to beef jerky - fastest growing exports

Food and beverage industry growing strongly according to latest report.

A2 Milk continues record rise

The stock, which is listed on both sides of the Tasman, traded as high as $1.27 - a 16.5 per cent gain on the opening price - before closing up 11.9 per cent at $1.22 last night.

Futures hint at bounce-back for dairy prices

Dairy prices look to have finally bottomed out and tentative signs have emerged in the futures market that they may soon improve.

Hope rises for dairy prices next year

International dairy prices are at a "particularly bad" part of the cycle, but are expected to improve substantially in the first half of next year.

Avatar director points green-tinted lens at agriculture emissions

There are few films more environmentally infused than the highest grossing one in history, Avatar - in which a highly militarised mining company seeks to exploit the resources of the rich forest....

Prices to put spring in farmers' step

NZ sheep and beef farmers got higher prices in the September quarter, outpacing the rise in the prices they paid.

Kiwifruit marketer forecasts for China

Zespri and the Shaanxi Provincial Government signed a memorandum which may lead to the Tauranga-based kiwifruit marketer growing fruit in China.

Third fall in a row for world dairy prices

The August-September price bubble has popped, according to a dairy broker.