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Fonterra cuts dairy auction volume

Fonterra says it is significantly reducing the amount of product it puts up for sale on the GlobalDairyTrade auction platform over the next 12 months.

Farmers hold emergency summit

British farmers held an emergency summit this week, amid warnings that many are facing financial ruin because of plunging milk and meat prices.

English upbeat despite dairy woes

Finance Minister Bill English remains confident about the prospects for economic growth, despite recent dairy woes.

Dairy price too low for Fonterra forecast

Milk powder prices will need to improve substantially before Fonterra's revised farmgate milk price of $3.85 per kg of milk solids can become a reality, say analysts.

Dairy model 'broken': Landcorp boss

$4.55 swing in forecast milk price paid to farmers over two seasons shows there's something wrong with NZ's dairy model, says Landcorp Farming CEO Steve Carden.

Fonterra slashes farmgate milk price

The country's biggest exporter has lowered its price from a previous forecast of $5.25 following sharp falls in whole milk powder prices.

'It is tough down on the farm'

Paparimu dairy farmer Craig Maxwell says farmers are worried about the survival of their farms.

Milk price cut could be coming, says Countdown

A drop in the price of milk on supermarket shelves could be in store for New Zealanders - but not anytime soon, says supermarket chain Countdown.

Fonterra should look at options

Is Fonterra on the right track? Or is it time for Plan B? Plan B would result in the company being split into a basic commodity player focused on growing the milk price.

Farmer surprised flying fox went viral

The story of Harry Meijer and his flying fox has been viewed more than 164,000 times on the New Zealand Herald's Facebook page.

Overseas investors eyeing dairy farms

International investors from Europe, the United States and Australia are likely to consider buying more New Zealand dairy farms, says an expert.

WATCH flying farmer - NZ's coolest commute?

Watch the exclusive video of Canterbury dairy farmer Harry Meijer who's come up with an innovative way to get to work each morning.

Refilling Fonterra's tanks

As Fonterra's NZX-listed units languish near an all-time low, analysts say the market will remain cool on the dairy giant.

Fonterra puts equity trust idea on hold

Fonterra Co-operative Group has put on hold plans to develop an Equity Partnership Trust that would have given its 10,500 farmer suppliers access to investor capital to help them with the compulsory....

Meat marketing focus reaping rewards

Concentrating on marketing its cuts rather than processing them is paying dividends for a niche meat exporter.

Onion exports drop on increased competition

Germany is the largest export market for New Zealand onions, followed by Indonesia and Japan.