Whole milk powder prices were softer at last week’s GDT auction, taking the average price down 1.5% to US$3231/t and the overall price index down 1.1%, says Rabobank dairy analyst Emma Higgins.  

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says the previous Government took a hands-off approach to biosecurity.

Farmers who pollute waterways and damage New Zealand’s brand image cause problems for companies trying to sell our high value food exports.

Fonterra's China business head Christina Zhu says its Beingmate joint venture needs a leadership revamp.

Farming will change post Mycoplasma bovis, says Roger Smith, the man appointed to head Biosecurity New Zealand, a new dedicated stand-alone business unit within the Ministry for Primary Industries.

Fonterra's business in China has blossomed in recent years.

The tide is turning at Fonterra’s China Farms.

Bringing farming into a revamped emissions trading scheme (ETS) is now being considered by the interim climate change committee, says Climate Change Minister James Shaw.

All farmers should feel threatened by the possibility that agriculture will come under the emissions trading scheme (ETS), says Federated Farmers climate change spokesman Andrew Hoggard.

For people looking for an off-road vehicle for their agriculture or a lifestyle property, the Kymco range of quads and side-by-side vehicles is an alternative to the mainstream products.