Fonterra Co-operative Group and Livestock Improvement Corporation, both farmer-owned co-operatives, are set to launch a new online

Butter sales globally are on the rise.

Helping farm owners, managers, contract milkers and sharemilkers feel in control of their finances is the aim of the game for the

For a sharemilking business to thrive, both sharemilkers and farm owners must do their homework before entering a partnership agreement

The global downturn in milk production bodes well for New Zealand's dairy farmers for much of 2017 and is increasing the likelihood

Leading dairy farmers close to Whanganui's heart were part of an invited delegation to benefit from a session with an undeniable master

Bellamy's Australia shares took a nose dive after it cut its profit forecast for a second time, announced chief executive Laura McBain is leaving the company, and tweaked the terms of its supply contract with Fonterra.

COMMENT: Reliable as clockwork, and right on cue, DairyNZ stepped up to the microphone and shot themselves in the head.

COMMENT: Dairy industry could take a leaf out of Boag's manual and admit to 'casual pollution' of our waterways.

DairyNZ is on the hunt for Bay of Plenty farmers to help lead a project aimed at boosting profit through better pasture management. As

Dairy prices fell for the second time in a row at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, but analysts say the 3.9 per cent average decline

Dairy product prices fell at the Global Dairy Trade auction, sliding for a second consecutive auction, as whole milk powder prices

COMMENT: Farming does not get the public attention is deserves.

A free online milk monitoring and prediction tool launched in June is already supporting milk production boosts of up to 18per cent

COMMENT: As we head into another sweltering Kiwi summer, the water quality of our lakes, rivers and streams will continue to disappoint and enrage.

Lewis Road Creamery is "delighted" to have resolved a complaint with Fonterra.

Falling beef and lamb exports - including a 50% decline in US beef exports - undermined New Zealand's trade balance, resulting in an unexpected $705million deficit for November.

Dairy farmers can look forward to better times in 2017 as global production is expected to ''get worse before it gets better''.

Fonterra's chairman comments on the latest GDT auction (down 0.5%) and looks back on a year where whole milk powder prices have nearly doubled.

Prices at Fonterra's fortnightly GlobalDairyTrade auction have dipped slightly.

Labour's Primary Industry Spokesman Damien O'Connor reviews the year in politics and farming whilst Jamie tries to get him to say something nice about John Key...again.

The Southern Region Dairy Expo has had a name change. It is now the Clydevale Farm Expo, and will take place on March 1 from 9am

The number of New Zealand farm sales rose 7.4% in the three months ended November 30, sparking cautious optimism in the rural market

Some sharemilkers will still be feeling the heat this summer, despite the dairy industry's continuing recovery. Of all sharemilkers

The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Trustees have chosen Woodville dairy, beef and cropping farmer Ben Allomes as Chair at a recent

Lewis Road believes Fonterra has copied its milk packaging for its Kapiti Milk range, including shape and labelling which uses a similar cow.

The opportunity to participate in a dairy leaders environmental forum in Wellington was an amazing experience, says Dannevirke dairy

After two miserable seasons, dairy farmers were this year given hope that they might finally be able to dig themselves out of the

Paul Grave is Head of the Waikato for Fonterra, he took a break from Christmas madness to chat to Dom George from The Country Early Edition.

New Zealand farm sales rose 7.4 per cent in the three months ended November 30.