New Zealand's monthly trade deficit narrowed in October the global dairy market buoyed exports of dairy products.

A North Canterbury farmer has spoken of the frustration of locals at being unable to get services through to their remote area.

Fonterra has raised its forecast payout to farmers by 75c per kilogram of milksolids as production dwindles.

Farmers and the fishing industry get $5 million relief package.

Fonterra today increased its 2016/17 forecast Farmgate Milk Price by 75 cents to $6.00 per kgMS.

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Fonterra Cooperative Group has lost its bid to overturn a High Court ruling against inferior terms offered to the suppliers of the failed New Zealand Dairies Ltd business in South Canterbury.

Asparagus - that gorgeous green spear at the top of the vege season right now - is going to be in short supply throughout the country.

Some dairy farmers in the South Island might have to dispose of their milk due to road closures and other issues.

A report suggests the biggest weaknesses - and thus opportunities - for NZ's meat and wool is its lack of "brand".

Alan Lai's Agria Corp plans to appeal against a decision by the NYSE to delist the company's American Depository Shares.

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The death of Thailand's monarch has caused a dip in avocado exports, but Korea is picking up the slack.

Economists went back to the drawing board to revise up their farmgate milk price forecasts.

At the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction the key whole milk powder price went up nearly 20 per cent.

More than half of fatalities on farms last year involved experienced workers carrying out routine jobs, new data from WorkSafe shows.

The owner of a Central Otago winery can't put off paying out a fellow shareholder ahead of their Court of Appeal fight over the value of the stake.

Dairy farmers have warned a Senate inquiry Australia could soon be importing milk from NZ if their dairy crisis deepens.

Tourism earnings have soared to edge out dairy as New Zealand's top export earner for the first time since 2010.

New Zealand dairy production has remained stubbornly high, according to data from the Dairy Companies Association of NZ (DCANZ).

Nineteen people have been arrested in China for allegedly repackaging expired Fonterra milk powder with a view to sell it.

Farmers in the Netherlands have little appetite for state support, despite low prices.

International dairy prices improved slightly at this morning's Global Dairy Trade auction, gaining by 1.4 per cent since the last sale early this month.

PGG Wrightson expects operating earnings to decline this year, snapping three years of growth.

Bad weather takes its toll on New Zealand milk production at a time when it should be hitting a seasonal peak.

The key change to the governance model will enable farmers to directly nominate their own choice for selection to the board.

New Zealand commodity prices rose for a fifth month in September, driven by dairy.

Businesses were more optimistic about the state of the economy and their own activity in September.

The outlook for dairy farmers has turned positive after Fonterra raised its farm gate milk price for the second time in less than a month.