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Wet weather could push butter prices even higher
Butter prices could get more expensive if bad weather persists.
Listen: Nathan Guy says National will stand up for farmers
The Minister for Primary Industries talks positivity and politics on today's show.
Share milker signs up for a lifestyle
Aaron will continue working on the farm and give his boys an upbringing to remember.
Listen: Fonterra update with John Wilson
The Fonterra Chairman talks GDT and politics in today's interview.
Dairy price up as butter, milk powder rise
Dairy product prices have edged higher at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction.
Synlait success has stock at record high
New Zealand shares inched up, with Synlait Milk touching records.
Yellow gold: Butter prices pinch retailers
Record high butter prices is putting the pinch on local bakers.
Big changes for Westland after 2016 loss
Big changes lie ahead for Westland's board if shareholders approve changes.
National calls meeting on One Plan
"We are damned if we do, and damned if we don't," says Russell Phillips.
Close eye kept on Fonterra's calculations
Commerce Commission wants more information from the dairy company and its rivals.
Listen: Dr Tim Mackle on the 'trifecta of environmental taxes'
DairyNZ CEO Dr Tim Mackle says Green and Labour party policies target dairy farmers.
Listen: Mycoplasma bovis update with Fonterra's Charles Fergusson
Head of Fonterra Farm Source Canterbury, Charles Fergusson talks m. bovis in the region.
$134m rise for Rotorua dairy farmers
Rotorua dairy farmers expected to pocket an extra $134 million from payout.
Meat, dairy sales less than forecast
Analyst says volatility in manufacturing volumes driven by fluctuations in meat and dairy.
Listen: DairyNZ's Jane Muir on the importance of health and safety
Jane Muir talks about health and safety on farm and how you can manage risk.
Listen: Duncan Coull on Fonterra's 'My Connect' programme
Dom catches up with Chair of Fonterra's Shareholders Council, Duncan Coull.
Milk price of $7 possible this season
ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny says $7 milk price is a possibility this season.
Talk to staff about calving risks
Farmers should identify health hazards and plan for this busy time
Bobby calves being kept back for beef
More dairy farmers keeping and rearing bobby calves because of price per weaned calf.
Kelso farmers raising bobby calves for beef
Dairy farmers Ken and Bruce Eade decided it made economic sense to raise bobby calves.
Listen: Is MPI being fair to beef farmers?
Nathan Guy defends MPI & denies beef farmers are becoming lepers due to M Bovis outbreak.
Listen: Fonterra's Miles Hurrell talks GDT and wet weather
Fonterra's chief operating officer Farm Source looks at another steady-as-she-goes GDTA.
Global Dairy Trade seeks European deal
Global Dairy Trade has signed a letter of intent with the European Energy Exchange
Dairy product prices inch higher
Whole milk powder declined 1.6 per cent to US$3,100 a tonne.
GlobalDairyTrade investigates European tie-up
The online auction platform is looking at a tie-up to extend the dairy offering.
Derek Daniell: Farmers an easy target in the Blame Game
Leading sheep breeder writes on whether farmers are whipping boys over water quality.
Raw milk 'might contain listeria'
People concerned after consuming the affected milk are urged to contact a doctor.
Listen: Lisa Payne's Fonterra update for Bay of Plenty
Fonterra's Lisa Payne catches up with Dominic George on The Country Early Edition.
Listen: DairyNZ on the mycoplasma bovis outbreak
Dominic George on The Country Early Edition talks to DairyNZ CEO Dr Tim Mackle.
Mating stats reveal opportunity
New herd reproduction data released by LIC shows good news for the industry
Chinese spending $16.50 on 2L of NZ milk
E-commerce giant Alibaba has signed a deal with Milk New Zealand to supply fresh milk.
New mycoplasma bovis infections 'entirely expected pattern'
"These detections are evidence of the programme working, not of unexpected disease spread"