Agriculture product sales growth in US, China and South America enabled Skellerup to increase its agri division earnings despite the slightly softer New Zealand market, says chair Sir Selwyn Cushing.

Farmgate milk price forecasts by at least two banks, ASB and BNZ, have now been hiked upwards to $5/kgMS for the 2015-16 season.

Fonterra is being urged not to force restrictions on the use of palm kernel expeller (PKE) without consulting farmers.

AgResearch chair Sam Robinson says the proposal for change has been well thought out.

A former director of AgResearch, Dr Jock Allison, says the present organisation doesn't know how to nurture and grow its scientists.

Low milk prices have not only affected farmgate returns in New Zealand, they blew a $44 million hole last financial year in Fonterra's China farm business.

Fonterra chair John Wilson says there has been “a complete misunderstanding” over the pay increase for the co-op’s chief executive.

The last 20 years of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have provided an objective framework to base our international trade and seen the Feds provide great assistance to small countries like New Zealand.

Growing up in New Zealand's fruit basket of Katikati, in the Bay of Plenty, it is no surprise Dr Dave Jordan (more commonly known as DJ) found his career niche in the world of horticultural science.

Independent Waikato dairy company Tatua Cooperative has given its 114 suppliers a financial boost with a final payout of $7.10 per kilogram of milksolids for the 2014-15 season.