Rabobank Dairy Analyst Emma Higgins previews the latest Rabobank Dairy Quarterly report and says the payout for the 2016-17 season could be in the "high sixes".

The recent pick up in dairy prices back to profitable levels may take some time to flow through New Zealand's economy as farmers focus on paying down debt.

Overall prices increased 3.5per cent in last week's auction, paced by a 4.9per cent lift in whole milk powder prices. Prices have

A fifth of share milkers who responded to a Federated Farmers survey say they were coming under pressure from their bank on their

Fonterra will build a $240 million mozzarella plant in South Canterbury, making it the largest producer of natural mozzarella in the Southern Hemisphere.

A fifth of share milkers who responded to a Federated Farmers survey said they were coming under pressure from their bank on their

An announcement on the revised forecast farmgate milk price is imminent and Northland dairy farmers hope the figure is in the mid-

The positive outlook for the dairy and horticulture sectors had kept overall confidence in the agricultural economy relatively high.

Far North dairy farmers lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue during yesterday's blackout.

Economists say there is clear upside to $6 milk price forecasts following another strong GlobalDairyTrade auction result.

Advances in whole milk powder prices at recent GlobalDairyTrade auctions is bolstering the outlook for New Zealand's largest export commodity.

NZ shares fell, dragged lower by A2 Milk Co on negative news from an Australian rival, while Fisher & Paykel Healthcare gained after a positive result in court.

Dairy giant facing fresh calls to stop use of palm kernel expeller in the wake of "appalling" labour abuse claims against its Singapore-based supplier.

Synlait Milk has bumped up its forecast milk price from $5 to $6 for the 2016-17 season, matching Fonterra.

South Island dairy products processor Synlait Milk has increased its forecast farmgate milk price by $1 to $6 per kilogram of milk solids.

Farm business commentator Pita Alexander will speak at a Northland Agricultural Research Farm (NARF) Profit is a Decision field day

Fonterra is developing a new range of products to appeal to Asian markets including candy cheese, low salt cheese, and medicinal lactose.

DairyNZ has welcomed the increased forecast milk price announced recently as a boost to dairy farmers as well as the regional and

Residents of Tararua are red-blooded Kiwis, but the life-blood of our district runs white with dairying a major earner for our economy

Despite an increased milk price forecast, dairy farmers are expected to spend conservatively throughout 2017, with the industry

COMMENT: Watching the Havelock North water contamination debacle unfold is a salutary lesson in just how much power the dairy industry wields.

Growth in dairy trade is expected to slow slightly in the next three years on the back of a strong United States dollar, low oil prices

News of Fonterra's lift in its 2016/17 milk price forecast by 75 cents to $6 a kilogram of milksolids is welcome for more than 300

Declining global milk production, including in New Zealand, has underpinned a milk price forecast boost by Fonterra yesterday. Fonterra

We know there is never a true down time in farming, but summer time often gives a little more space for thinking and planning. Next

Northland dairy farmers are again being called to enter the annual competition which celebrates the cream of the region's dairy industry. With

Fonterra is likely to raise its milk price forecast from $5.25 to at least $5.75 ''sooner rather than later'' on the back of another

In a year which had the lowest milk prices in at least 20 seasons, milk production fell just 1.5per cent, according to statistics

Milk production eased only slightly in 2015-16, despite the lowest milk prices in at least 20 seasons, figures released by DairyNZ

Northland dairy farmers are cautiously optimistic of another leap in world dairy prices next week, one which could bump the final