The potential for organics in New Zealand is being viewed as huge because of dairy farmer competence and excellent growing and market conditions.

A leading figure in the NZ dairy sector says in the future the industry will be smaller and less intensive.

Fonterra's director of sustainability Carolyn Mortland says she is very heartened by the work farmers are putting into the environment.

Two years on from the devastating November 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, Kaikoura dairy farmer Graham Collins says he is getting used to “the new normal”.

Farmers, dairy product manufacturers and trade representatives in Uruguay and Argentina heard a New Zealand take on current agricultural issues last week.

Fonterra’s farm gate milk price faces another revision following the Global dairy Trade (GDT) auction overnight.

Winston Peters says New Zealand and Ireland have much to gain by joining forces to pool knowledge, expertise and global connections.

Primary sectors need not create new standards for animal welfare, grass-fed, GMO and biodiversity because these are already part of existing organic standards, says Brendan Hoare.

Fonterra's Open Gate recorded a big turnout with a Christchurch farm recording a top attendance of 780 people and a Helensville farm just north of Auckland visited by 520.

Shareholders in the farm services co-operative Farmlands will be voting on the first big change to its constitution since 2013 at the annual meeting to be held in Hokitika on November 23.