Fonterra's proposed capital structure will allow the co-operative to compete with other processors based on its milk price and overall performance.

An elite Southland Friesian herd is set to become the biggest single livestock offering sold online so far.

Hamilton-based Ruakura Technologies is developing a dairy-based natural product that it says has the potential to offer immediate short-term immune support against the virus causing Covid-19 disease.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says the Government will fund two new research projects to investigate the impacts of regenerative farming practices.

Farmer co-operative LIC has promoted David Chin to the role of chief executive officer.

New research published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that increasing the amount of dairy foods in the diets of aged-care facility residents can reduce the likelihood of falls and fractures.

Fonterra farmers have received some good news this morning: a higher forecast milk price for this season.

Rising input prices mean dairy farmers need to look at ways of managing costs and produce milk efficiently.

Farmers are being urged to use the strong milk price to pay off debt and be better prepared to withstand shocks.

A recent review of the Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the livestock sector were unprepared to tackle a large scale response.