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Fran O'Sullivan: Plan to can middle-men milking parents
A major disruptive play will be launched in the Chinese baby formula market in Beijing today which could ultimately have a big impact - some say seismic - on the price paid for imported product by....

Upset farmers dump poo
An ongoing dispute with a North Otago farmer who says he is at his wit's end has landed the Otago Regional Council in the poo - literally.

Dairy sector tipped to deal with EU boost
The dairy industry can weather the prospect of increased production from the EU once quotas are lifted on April 1, says the chief executive of the farmer-funded DairyNZ.

Fonterra expected to hold forecast
Economists expect Fonterra to stick with its $4.70 per kg farm gate milk price forecast for 2014/15 when it reports its first-half result tomorrow.

Dairy farmers pin hopes on dividend
Farmers will be looking to Fonterra's dividend to at least partially offset what is likely to be a low farmgate milk price this season after dairy prices fell by 8.8 per cent.

Jamie Gray: Wild swings look like becoming part of the landscape
Just when you thought it was safe to venture into the dairy market, prices drop by 8.8 per cent.

Dairy auction prices keep firming
Dairy prices firmed at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, backing expectations that Fonterra will meet its $4.70 a kg farmgate milk price this season, but concerns remain about muted demand from....

Dairy prices up 1.1pc overnight
Dairy product prices rose in the latest overnight GlobalDairyTrade auction.

Can foreign owners save our country?
If your stance on foreign ownership of prized New Zealand countryside is black or white, the case of Robert "Mutt" Lange reveals issues that are far from clear-cut.

Fonterra 'on track' to hit payout
Fonterra chief financial officer Lukas Paravicini rejects the notion that the co-operative is playing safe in keeping this season's farm gate milk price forecast at $4.70 a kilogram of milksolids.

High country's 'jewel' for sale
The historic Craigieburn Station, in the central Canterbury foothills, has come up for sale for the first time in 98 years.

LIC aims for $1 billion revenue
Livestock Improvement Corp will set off on a "roadshow" in June to sound out its farmer-shareholders about the possibility of raising capital to drive growth.

Economics of cow barns clear as mud
The jury is still out on the feasibility of cow barns for New Zealand farming, according to a DairyNZ study.

Genetics firm's profit up
Livestock Improvement Corp, a farmer co-operative that sells bull semen and provides a dairy genetics database, posted a 10 per cent gain in first-half profit on increased demand for its products and....

Drought to be declared in South Island
A medium-adverse drought event will be declared and a Government assistance package announced in the South Island today.

Govt expected to declare drought areas
The Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy, is expected to declare South Canterbury and North Otago drought areas when he visits the rapidly depleting Opuha Dam, near Fairlie, today.

Prices surge at latest dairy auction
Dairy prices spiked higher at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction, the GDT price index gaining 9.4 per cent since the last sale on January 21.

Farmers fear rough ride coming up
Farmers are "battening down the hatches" as they prepare for a low dairy payout this year and as a full-scale drought approaches South Canterbury and North Otago.

Prices rise at dairy auction
Prices continued to improve at this morning’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, the GDT price index gaining 1 per cent since the last sale a fortnight ago.