The country's best ice cream maker says it’s the quality of the ingredients that makes all the difference to his products.

New Zealand dairy farmers are facing uncertain and complex times, says Rabobank’s senior agricultural analyst Emma Higgins.

The pressures coming to bear on dairy farming mean a lot of farming businesses are not viable, warns retiring DairyNZ board member Colin Glass.

Fonterra shareholder and Cambridge farmer Garry Reymer wants Fonterra to include capital structure on the agenda at the next round of farmer meetings.

Fonterra chairman Peter McBride says the proposal to reduce the size of the co-operative's board has unanimous support from sitting directors.

About 300 farmers and agriculture industry leaders turned up last night for the Rural Issues Debate in Hamilton.

Farmers are being encouraged to have their say on a proposal to move the Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) eradication programme into a National Pest Management Plan (NPMP) as it moves to a new phase.

New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, says there could be more value added to the agriculture sector.

OPINION: The Hound reckons multi-national, tax-dodging, fundraising ‘charity’ Greenpeace is fast losing whatever little credibility it has with it latest anti-farming rant.

Revenue performances of the world’s leading dairy companies has shown a major reshuffling over the last year, with Fonterra falling from sixth to ninth place amidst other companies shifting positions.