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Fitch Ratings: European milk production to delay price recovery

Fitch Ratings said growth in European milk production will further delay a recovery in global milk prices beyond 2016.

Synlait soars on formula

Synlait Milk said it was on track towards racking up its most profitable year ever after a big increase in infant formula sales drove its first-half earnings sharply higher.

Agriculture gloomiest as outlook dims

New Zealand businesses became more negative about the overall state of play in March, although were more optimistic about their individual prospects.

Dairy downturn knocks farmers' confidence

New Zealand's rural confidence is close to its lowest point in 10 years, Rabobank said.

Synlait profit jumps on A2 formula sales

Synlait expects premium payments to its farmer suppliers to double, mainly on the back of a boom in infant formula sales.

Six apple packhouses break employment law

Non-compliant employment agreements, inaccurate employment records and paying holiday pay incorrectly among the breaches.

Karicare formula is pulled from China

NZ-made Karicare formula has been pulled out of China, more than two years after the brand took a hammering following the Fonterra botulism scare.

Peter Lyons: Pity the farmers whose misery is theirs alone

COMMENT: Dairy farmers make milk. Banks provide loans. Dairy farmers are part of the private sector. The banks are the same.

Farmers dig in as low price blues roll on

'We are grinning and bearing it." That's how Taranaki sharemilker Charlie McCaig describes how he and his wife Jody are faring with a milk price.

Strong result a sign of things to come for Fonterra - Spierings

Theo Spierings said a "temporary imbalance" exists between Fonterra's strong results and farmers' tough times.

Fraser: Fonterra's milk-buying regime cops unfair flak

COMMENT: Criticism from farmers about the cost of supply rules ignores built-in protection, writes Peter Fraser.

Fonterra's profits soar to $409m

Finally some good news for dairy farmers - Fonterra will be doubling its dividend payout after profits jumped 123 per cent.

Fran O'Sullivan: Fonterra makes the right call

COMMENT: Fonterra has made the right call by accelerating dividend payments instead of extending its dairy farmer shareholders loan package, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Milk formula firm slammed

Infant formula brand Fernbaby is under fire for questionable marketing claims, including a testimonial on its website that suggests the product cured a baby's asthma and bronchitis.

Bryan Gould: Egg on Govt's face from dairy basket

COMMENT: The crisis in the dairy industry is of course a savage blow to many individual dairy farmers.

Fonterra aid for farmers in the wind

Fonterra may dust off last year's support package or boost the percentage of earnings paid as dividends to help farmers hit by the dairy downturn.

Mike's Minute: The positives in farming

What's going on in dairy is fully explainable and virtually none of it is anyone's fault in this country. We've been here before with dairy and without a doubt we will be here again.

Five key questions for Fonterra

Fonterra will unveil a strong half-year financial result on Wednesday, but this will not mute the criticism that has emerged.