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Opposition to the Australian Federal Government's proposed 'backpacker tax' is garnering support.

The wool market in both the North and South Island continues to show resilience.

Falling global dairy prices, dry conditions and high input costs are tightening the margins for Australia's dairy farmers and reducing national milk production.

Triple layer lightproof milk bottles move over.

Researchers at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) are developing a system that tells you when to irrigate your pasture, then goes ahead and does it for you.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has begun action against Woolworths.

Former Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden will speak at the upcoming Australian Dairy Conference.

We know how our two countries compare on the rugby field but how do they compare in the competitive business of international wine marketing?

Fonterra's revamp of its struggling Australian business continues with the impending sale of yoghurt and dairy desserts range.

Meantime, speaking of actual animal welfare issues... the Hound was tickled by the name of a new drug recently released in Australia that aims to relieve the pain lambs suffer during castration and tail docking.