OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Kiwi dollar balances on price of cheeseWe can expect to see the price rise steadily again over the coming months, writes Liam Dann. The commodity price of dairy has been tracking up since it hit a worrying low last winter.17 Mar 04:30 PM
DairySmall Business: Peter Cullinane - Lewis Road CreameryPeter Cullinane, co-founder of the premium butter manufacturer Lewis Road Creamery, has a dream that one day his artisan butter will be flown to top restaurants worldwide.17 Mar 04:30 PM
DairyDrought's deadly farm tollSlaughterman Kent Sambells' workload was "hectic" last week as Waikato farmers called him in to destroy ailing cattle and take them away for processing into pet food.12 Mar 04:30 PM
DairyKey out to woo Iron Lady of BrazilPrime Minister John Key will meet Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff for the first time tomorrow.10 Mar 06:30 PM
DairyPM's Chilean guard of honour - cowsIt doesn't say much for Prime Minister John Key's working knowledge of the dairy industry that he had to go to Chile to learn it takes seven minutes to milk a cow10 Mar 04:30 PM
DairyNew Zealand Dairy farming techniques famous in Latin AmericaA Chilean farmer has given those on the Prime Minister's tour of Latin America an entertaining insight into farming in the country.10 Mar 06:15 AM
DairyStink over dung beetles in NZAt a secret location just north of Auckland, an experiment has started which might alter the face of New Zealand's $12 billion dairy industry.08 Mar 04:30 PM
The CountryFarm profit expected to fall 54pcSheep and beef farmers may be in for a tough time with profits predicted to halve this season as the full impact of lower lamb prices and widespread drought starts to hit home.07 Mar 06:49 PM
BDBDThe CountryGlobal dairy prices surge 10.4pc (+graphic)World dairy prices have surged to the highest since June 2011 with the prospect of New Zealand production curtailed by drought.05 Mar 08:51 PM
The Country$1b drought hit tipped for economyDrought is likely to shave 0.5 per cent off gross domestic product by the end of the year and take a toll on next year's output as well, says ANZ bank.04 Mar 04:30 PM
DairyTerms of trade drop to 2010 levelsExports fell in the last three months of 2012 in real terms and the impact has been compounded by a decline in what we can buy, by way of imports, for a given quantity of exports.01 Mar 04:30 PM
The CountryDairy clear of DCD from November - MinistryTesting for a toxic agricultural substance in New Zealand dairy products has found no traces of it after mid-November last year.21 Feb 02:20 AM
The CountryDry summer pushes up world dairy prices (+graphic)The hot dry summer in the North Island is helping to push world dairy prices up - but the high kiwi dollar is taking the cream off the top.19 Feb 11:20 PM
The CountryWorld dairy prices up 3.1pc overnight (+graphic)In the fifth straight gain, prices in the latest world dairy auction rose 3.1 per cent overnight, takings prices to their highest level in five months.19 Feb 08:10 PM
DairySecret meeting on new Fonterra HQA secret Auckland Council agenda item has revealed the Wynyard Quarter as a possible site for Fonterra's planned new $100 million campus-style world HQ.18 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionTheo Spierings: Fund float boosts Fonterra footingWhen the Fonterra Shareholders' Fund made its debut on the NZX last December, the co-operative was finally able to put its capital structure on a firm footing.12 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionSue Kedgley: Another food scare, another crisisIt's always interesting to see how corporations and governments respond to a food safety crisis, writes Sue Kedgley.04 Feb 04:30 PM
The CountryMood grim on sheep and beef farmsDry weather and the high kiwi dollar are causing "a deepening pessimism" to spread among sheep and beef farmers.03 Feb 09:50 PM
OpinionEditorial: Milk formula fuss warning for exportersThe words "New Zealand" have to be synonymous with food safety. The country cannot afford its reputation as a pure and wholesome food producer to be tarnished.30 Jan 04:30 PM
The Country'Entering the grip of a drought'Hot, dry weather has many Bay of Plenty dairy farmers struggling to make ends meet as Tauranga stares down the barrel of the third driest month in living memory.30 Jan 12:37 AM
DairySwift backlash over dairy DCDA New Zealand exporter selling infant formula in China says the latest agricultural chemical issue is a public relations disaster and sales have fallen "to zero".29 Jan 09:10 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Battle plan lacking for dairy trade riskNew Zealand Ambassador Carl Worker's fulsome apology for the "confusion" caused to Chinese consumers over the detection of DCD residues in New Zealand-sourced milk is clearly an attempt to stop the trade risk to New Zealand dairy exports escalating in Chi29 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionTheo Spierings: Testing for DCDFonterra chief executive Theo Spierings says the co-operative often leads the way in developing food standards.29 Jan 04:30 PM
DairyFertiliser aid dropped after milk testsAn important fertiliser aid has been culled from farmers' chemical shopping lists after it turned up in milk products destined for human consumption.24 Jan 04:30 PM
