Futures pricing is pointing to dairy prices flattening at tomorrow's GlobalDairyTrade auction as the sector continues to grapple with the same issues that held sway last year - oversupply and low....

New Zealand's second largest dairy processor has reduced its milk payout by 30 cents to an average price of between $4.00-$4.30 per kilogramme.

The New Zealand dollar may fall this week on concern about the impact on the local economy of slower Chinese growth, weak dairy prices and low inflation.

New Zealand's property market settled in December, ending a booming year of property sales on a quiet note.

Lewis Road Creamery will make a final decision this year whether to export its organic milk into China's Shanghai.

Wool prices rose at the first auction following the Christmas and New Year holiday period, helped by the lower New Zealand dollar.

Wholemilk is down 4.4 per cent at first GDT auction of the year despite volume reductions, and outlook is weak.

Auckland home sales continued to fall in December, with fewer houses sold and listed.

A farm worker with the right attitude could take fewer than five years to get to a $70k-plus salary, says an industry leader.

El Nino is technically past its peak, but the true impact of the weather pattern looks likely to play out over the next few months.

Dairy farmers are the most optimistic group in New Zealand's agricultural sector for the coming year, according to a Federated Farmers poll.

Dairy farmers are the most optimistic group in New Zealand's agricultural sector for the coming year, according to a Federated Farmers poll.

From the flag debate to the outrage surrounding the TPPA, this year the government was at the centre of the country's three biggest PR challenges.

Bullish sentiment drives dairy firm's stock up 11.1 per cent on positive day for Nuplex and power companies.

PGG Wrightson and Rural Livestock have agreed to pay $3.2 million in penalties and costs.

Shares of A2 Milk soared to a record after the milk marketer raised its annual earnings forecast.

A series of recommendations have been made to overhaul the dairy sector after a system investigation sparked by the botulism scare.

The Reserve Bank has warned defaults on dairy loans will be likely as cash-flow shortage estimated at $1/kgMS.

Nearly 200 countries strike deal on how to combat climate change, but it's what the energy companies do next that could make or break the agreement.

Fonterra has maintained milk price at $4.60 per kilo, but scrapped a farmer support scheme.

Mt Cook Station, which spans 2600ha in South Canterbury's McKenzie country, has been owned by the descendants of the Burnett family since 1864.

James Coddington wants to solve underemployment, one happy icecream cone at a time.

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.

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

A graphic advertisement aimed at shaming New Zealand's dairy industry for its treatment of calves has been put in a leading British newspaper.

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

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.