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![Sanford looks to lay off 232 Chch staff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Sanford looks to lay off 232 Chch staff
Sanford, New Zealand's largest listed fishing group, is in consultations with 232 staff who look likely to lose their jobs at the company.
![World dairy prices slide 10.8pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
World dairy prices slide 10.8pc
Dairy product prices declined in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, led by a slump in prices for butter milk powder and whole milk powder.
![Fran O'Sullivan: Plan to can middle-men milking parents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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 farmers pin hopes on dividend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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.
![Winning streak over as dairy prices fall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Winning streak over as dairy prices fall
International dairy prices fell by 8.8 per cent at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction - the first sale to be held since the 1080 infant formula scare.
![Cyclone Pam brings relief for farmers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Cyclone Pam brings relief for farmers
Cyclone Pam has come with a silver lining for many farmers, bringing much-needed rain to most parts of the North Island.
![Dairy auction prices keep firming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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....
![Fonterra 'on track' to hit payout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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.
![Forecast brighter for Fonterra](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Forecast brighter for Fonterra
Fonterra's board will have reason for cautious optimism when it meets tomorrow to review its farmgate milk price forecast for 2014/15.
![Dairy prices surge at latest auction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Dairy prices surge at latest auction
Dairy prices posted their fifth consecutive gain at this morning’s GlobalDairyTrade auction.
![LIC aims for $1 billion revenue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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.