The 1.7 per cent gain at the latest GlobalDairyTrade was well short of market expectations.

Ben Russell the Head of Rural Banking for Heartland Bank asks whether farmers should be asking hard questions of their milk processors.

Listed dairy company Synlait is planning to spend about $300million in capital expenditure during the next three years...

The majority of Fonterra's Edendale plant was back in operation and milk collections were back to normal.

Fonterra has commissioned a new $360million dryer at its Lichfield site in South Waikato, boosting daily milk processing capacity by more than 4million litres.

About 100 farmers in Otago and Southland were forced to dump milk over the weekend in the aftermath of the milk silo collapse at Fonterra's Edendale site.

Dairy farmers are being warned to keep their employment agreements and time records up to date. The Labour Inspectorate has launched

With calving almost over and mating on the horizon it's time to have a review of one of the most significant decisions you will make

Preliminary findings from a five-year study on the use of quality beef sires has confirmed the potential benefits to dairy farmers

Last month's 50c lift to Fonterra's milk price is good news but Rangitikei dairy farmer Greg Maughan says he isn't out of the woods

Dairy Women's Network is urging voters to support rural women to represent them as election season arrives. Now is the time to ensure

Dr. Tim Mackle is the CEO of DairyNZ. He had a chat to The Country Early Edition's Dom George this morning about what's happening

Dom talks Global Dairy Trade with Fonterra's Head of Co-operative Affairs for the Central Districts region Dallen Olson.

Northland dairy farmers hope a GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction yesterday - where prices rose for the fourth auction in a row - will

Dairy prices posted another solid rise at this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction, signalling the first step in a price correction is

Fonterra's Farm Source Chief Operating Officer reviews last night's positive Global Dairy Trade auction which resulted in a 7.7% increase.

We ask ASB's rural economist, the man we've affectionately coined Pollyanna Penny, if he now prefers to be called 'The Oracle' following another good GDT auction result.

More New Zealanders are choosing organic options when shopping, according to a recent report. Two out of three New Zealanders are

It's been a lifetime in the making, years in its construction, but Dot Smith's fantasy castle is nearly ready.

Jamie Mackay has nicknamed ANZ's rural economist "The Grim Reaper". Could this name be justified or does Con Williams have positive vibes for the rural economy?

Dairy price recovery was the main contributor to another monthly lift in the ANZ commodity price index.

NZ commodity prices rose for a fourth month as the rebound in dairy continued, although a strong kiwi dollar limited gains for local producers.

Signals are pointing to another mad rush for product at this week's GDT auction, according to ANZ rural economist Con Williams.

Signs look good for a further rise in global dairy prices - and maybe a return to profit.

Scott Walls updates us on what's happening with Fonterra in the Taranaki region.

Westpac's Karen Silk says the bank is confident the problems facing NZ dairy farmers are cyclical.

Westland, the second biggest co-op after Fonterra, said the company's forecast average operating surplus had increased .

Heading into a third year of low prices, questions have to be asked whether the dairy industry is on a false path. If so, where is the path back to firm ground?

Tatua opened its own office in Shanghai, imported its own dairy products and is now achieving strong growth in a lucrative market, writes James Penn.

Low milk prices helped drive New Zealand's biggest farmer Landcorp to a net operating loss of $9.4 million in the year to June.