The severity of the recent change in dairy fortunes has certainly been a left-field event. How such a dramatic change has emerged without warning and how businesses can best respond are key issues. 

The rural sector will need a major financial re-set as a result of the current low dairy prices, says the director of business, innovation and strategy at Massey University, Professor Hamish Gow.

The low payout may starting to affect farm sales in the dairy sector.

A former head of state-owned farmer, Landcorp, says the only way the government can extract more money from the company is to sell some farms.

Rural News editor David Anderson asks New Zealand’s special agriculture trade envoy Mike Petersen about what happened at the TPP talks, whether a deal is ever likely and what this would mean for NZ.

KMPG's global head of agribusiness Ian Proudfoot believes the flow-on effects of the present dairy crisis could run into the next decade. 

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says the agriculture sector remains in good heart despite Fonterra’s recently announced reduced forecast payout. 

After the drought-induced decline in the US beef cowherd in recent years, the industry is making amends and rebuilding its depleted numbers.

Fertiliser cooperative Ravensdown continues to bounce back from the abyss, after its latest annual result and rebate announcement.

Australian farmer Travis Thompson has a clear vision for the sheep and cropping country surrounding the dairy farm he manages in the New South Wales Riverina.