It's the year of the dragon in China, a particularly auspicious time to have a baby. Someone who is destined to be self-assured, clever, generous and loyal.

The value of NZ exports have continued to fall from their peak in November 2011.

NEW ZEALAND’S first and only independent spray dryer intended for product development is open for business.  

DANISH CO-OP Arla Foods has signalled its intentions in China by signing deals with two leading dairy industry companies.

THE TIME for fighting is over. By the time you read this, Fonterra farmers will have had their say on TAF (trading among farmers).

Our primary sector is evolving at an ever-increasing rate. Farming today is very different from say, 20 years ago.

Comparative market reporting based on the radically disparate volumes and types on offer between alternate weeks offerings of North and South Island wools is becoming increasingly difficult, says New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson.

DEMAND FROM China will still probably keep the primary sector buoyant despite world volatility. That’s the key message from a number of industry leaders and economists at last week’s National Fieldays

THE GROWTH of our economy and our major primary biological exports are threatened by ongoing leaks in our borders to incursions of dangerous pests and diseases.

ProWein is considered by many to be one of the most important international wine fairs and this year it attracted over 40,000 visitors from right across Europe, and even as far afield as Russia and China.