May Wang has upped her payment to creditors in her failed property development company to 6c in the dollar.

Fonterra chief executive Andrew Ferrier says tomorrow's vote on whether to start share-trading among farmers is the most important decision for its farmers since the co-op was created.

May Wang's creditors have "overwhelmingly" voted in favour of a repayment plan that will see them get 2c in the dollar back.

Landcorp, the state owned farming company, says its bid for the Crafar farms will be a "clean bid".

The Chinese-backed firm fronting a bid to purchase the Crafar farms has yet to relodge its application for OIO approval, less than a week before tenders close.

The rural property sector remains stagnant because prices and sales are being dictated by banks, REINZ says.

Agricultural scientists say a genetically engineered clover could reduce methane emissions from livestock by 10 per cent.

May Wang's lawyer is confident creditors will accept her proposal to repay them just 2c in the dollar to settle a multi-million dollar debt.

New Zealand's farm and forestry exports are bouncing back in the wake of the global recession, agricultural economists say.

Farmers and those in the rural sector have it tough in New Zealand. The weather so often doesn't want to play ball.

Hand-picked NZ bumblebees waiting to be sent to Britain on a pollination "rescue mission" have died in captivity.

NZ's key export earners are headed for "a terrible collision" as a result of economic mismanagement, Russel Norman says.

UBNZ Assets Holdings is challenging the belief that Overseas Investment Office approval might be needed in order for it to purchase the remaining Crafar farms.