China's imports of dairy products jumped 26 percent in the 12 months ended June 30.

Farmers have seen two successive seasons of sub-par milk prices and the signs so far have pointed to a third.

Has dairy turned the corner? Latest price 'couldn't come at a better time'.

A strong lift in whole milk powder prices is expected at tomorrow morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction.

New Zealand's sheep flock dropped 3 per cent to the lowest level since the 1930's Depression.

Economists say Landcorp's decision to stop using palm kernel expeller (PKE) as a supplementary feed is a sign of things to come.

Weaning animals from antibiotics in favor of vaccines has become central as resistant superbugs become more prevalent in public spaces.

New Zealand's biggest farming company will stop using the controversial feed supplement by June next year.

A new software system is promising to address farming productivity issues, hoping to make life - and work - easier for farmers.

Jason Uden joins Jeremy Rookes to set the farming world to rights.

It's all go on The Country today! We've got Joey Wheeler and a film crew in the studio, plus all you need to know about the GDT result.

Fonterra's Chief Operating Officer for Farm Source reviews the latest GDT auction which resulted in a 6.6% rise in dairy commodity prices, while whole milk powder lifted 9.9%.

World dairy prices have shot higher at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, with the GDT price index gaining 6.6pc.

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Professor Jacqueline Rowarth discusses confusion over terminology when it comes to 'pure and natural' and 'predator and pest'.

Fonterra's infant formula sales in China are running ahead of its expectations, chairman John Wilson says.

It's the whole show in one go! Today on The Country we're talking milk and playing 80s tunes.

We're all about giveaways on the show today. There's a bit of farming too if you listen very carefully...

The Country is off the West Coast to catch up with mayoral aspirant Andy Thompson.

The ninth birthday this week of Dolly the cloned sheep's four genetic siblings - Debbie, Denise, Diana and Daisy - prove that large cloned animals age normally, say scientists.

We head to England to talk to the world's best shearer and his older brother who's just set a new world record by shearing 731 strong-wool ewes in nine hours.

Kiwi shearer Matt Smith has smashed the world sheep shearing record over in England in the first record attempt to take place in the Northern Hemisphere.

Don Nicolson and Dean Rabbidge are fired up on today's show. They called up The Country to voice their anger over the proposed Land and Water Plan from Environment Southland.

The Country's Jamie Mackay catches up with Richard Loe today to find out what's going on in his neck of the woods in the Waimakariri Gorge.

We'd better get into some serious stuff or Dom will get fired. Thank goodness for Don Carson and The Farming Muster.

Saturday mornings on The Country Early Edition means it's Craig Wiggy Wiggins time. Dom manages to catch up with one of the world's busiest men.

Today's theme is 1987 when the first Lotto tickets were sold in New Zealand. Dom celebrates with a bit of hair metal. There's also agricultural stuff so don't worry.

Head of Co-operative affairs for Fonterra in Northland Eric Morrison caught up with The Country Early Edition's Dom George today.

The dairy downturn has driven farmer-owned co-operative, Livestock Improvement Corp into the red.

Team Nathan on The Country: Today Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy chats to Dom about farming life around the globe and in his own backyard.