Former PGG Wrightson managing director Tim Miles received a $3m payment when he unexpectedly left the company last year, according to the company's annual report.

Fonterra farmers are again warning that any change which may reduce their ownership or control of the co-operative sill be rejected.

Developing greater access to irrigation is critical to our economic prosperity and the private sector will likely play a big part.

A farmer was recovering in hospital last night after being charged at by a bull which threw him almost two metres into the air.