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![Primary industries revenue forecast to drop 8pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Primary industries revenue forecast to drop 8pc
MPI forecasts revenue from primary industries will drop to $35.2 billion in the year to June.
![Sorting out a wee problem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Sorting out a wee problem
Two Auckland men met about two years ago and in that short time they have discovered they have the same passion - cleaning up waterways.
![Lochinver purchase stalls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Lochinver purchase stalls
The sale of Lochinver station to Chinese interests spearheaded by Shanghai Pengxin reignited concerns about farm sales to foreigners during the election campaign.
![Low milk prices risk to banks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Low milk prices risk to banks
Two successive years of low milk prices will increase pressure on the asset quality of New Zealand banks, says ratings agency Fitch.
![Fran O'Sullivan: Saudi deal lacked control](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fran O'Sullivan: Saudi deal lacked control
Murray McCully's controversial $10m deal bypassed the normal Govt control channels, writes Fran O'Sullivan. "The deal is now being challenged as an outright bribe."
![Sixth drop in a row for dairy prices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Sixth drop in a row for dairy prices
The yawning gap between supply and demand once again made its presence felt at the latest GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction.
![Dairy Auction: Sixth successive decline](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Dairy Auction: Sixth successive decline
International dairy prices continued to fall as the market struggles to recover from a supply/demand imbalance and subdued demand from China.
![ANZ's rate swap breach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
ANZ's rate swap breach
ANZ breached the Fair Trading Act for misleadingly representing interest rate swaps to some customers.
![Fonterra cuts payout forecast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fonterra cuts payout forecast
Fonterra's cut its payout forecast by 10c to $4.40 a kilo of milk solids and says it expects to pay out $5.25 a kilo for next season.
![World dairy prices dip 2.2pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
World dairy prices dip 2.2pc
There's been another fall in world dairy prices, with the GDT index down to its lowest level since August 2009.
![Farm prices up despite dairy price drop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Farm prices up despite dairy price drop
Farm prices have continued to rise, despite the near halving of milk prices over the past year, according to Real Estate Institute of New Zealand data.
![Budget: Farming leader wants tax help](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Budget: Farming leader wants tax help
Farmers don't expect special treatment from this year's Budget, but some recognition of the impact that the drought has had on farm finances would be a welcome move.
![Farm prices still rising despite milk price slump](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Farm prices still rising despite milk price slump
Farm prices have continued to rise, despite the near halving of milk prices over the last year, according to REINZ.
![Fonterra told to step up to plate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fonterra told to step up to plate
Fonterra's strategy has to start delivering or its market share will shrink further, says Federated Farmers Otago dairy chairman Stephen Crawford.
![Farmers may not get July payment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Farmers may not get July payment
Fonterra farmers have been tipped to go without a "retro" payment in July as the co-operative rebalances.
![Sam Judd: Should farming go indoors?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Sam Judd: Should farming go indoors?
We continue to strive for higher production in farming to raise more profit per square metre of land, writes Sam Judd. Perhaps there is a way to make a shed which is nice for the animals, with room to move around whilst still productive?
![Market braces for low milk price forecast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Market braces for low milk price forecast
Fonterra will late this month release its milk price forecast for 2015/16 and indications are that it will be towards the lower end of market expectations.
![Dairy Auction: Prices fall again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Dairy Auction: Prices fall again
International dairy prices fell for the fourth time in a row at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction.
![Farmers in 'better shape' for low payout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Farmers in 'better shape' for low payout
ANZ New Zealand boss David Hisco says the country's biggest bank is working closely with rural customers as falling dairy prices begin to bite, but farmers are better placed to deal with the....
![Commodity prices plunge - led by dairy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Commodity prices plunge - led by dairy
New Zealand commodity prices had their biggest decline since the height of the global financial crisis in 2008, led by falling dairy product prices.
![US dry could support dairy prices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
US dry could support dairy prices
Drought conditions are biting into California's dairy production, which could end up being supportive for international dairy prices, say analysts.
![Hi-tech cattle stall aims for better herds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Hi-tech cattle stall aims for better herds
Calfsmart is the brainchild of Ben Neal, a 35-year-old mechanical engineer who grew up on a dairy farm in Dannevirke.
![Colombia taps Kiwi dairy technology](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Colombia taps Kiwi dairy technology
A Waikato farm development company - Dairy Solutionz - will open a 117ha, 300-cow demonstration dairy in the Narino region of south Colombia tomorrow.
![Farmers face major cashflow issues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Farmers face major cashflow issues
Dairy farm bank balances will be heading into the red this winter and spring, producing some short-term but significant cashflow management challenges.
![Dairy prices continue decline](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Dairy prices continue decline
International dairy prices fell for the third time in a row at this morning’s GlobalDairyTrade auction.
![Farm sales robust](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Farm sales robust
The rural property market has remained remarkably resilient in the face of lower farm-gate prices and dry summer conditions, with prices - by some measures - returning to pre-global financial crisis....