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NZ dollar rallies after GDT
World dairy prices put on their third significant gain in a row at the latest GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction overnight.

Whole milk powder prices may rise next week
The price of whole milk powder may rise for the fourth straight auction on the GlobalDairyTrade platform next week.

Zespri's sales running ahead
Kiwifruit marketer Zespri said its weekly sales were running strongly after a delayed start to the season.

The world's hungry for our produce
here are bright signs for New Zealand's primary producers, says Nathan Guy.

Agribusiness: Science will bring solutions
We need to move past the blame game and seek meaningful and lasting answers, says William Rolleston.

Old ways damaging for farmers
Co-operatives need a new, dynamic business model, says Ruth Richardson.

How NZ dairy is trying to rule the world
News agency Bloomberg has taken a close look at Fonterra - see what it's telling the world about our dairy giant.

China's dairy imports jumped 26pc
China's imports of dairy products jumped 26 percent in the 12 months ended June 30.

Synlait defies milk slump
Synlait Milk says its annual profit more than doubled on sales of higher-margin products.

What the flock? Sheep numbers dwindle
New Zealand's sheep flock dropped 3 per cent to the lowest level since the 1930's Depression.

Big Pharma eyes $7.2b for farm superbugs
Weaning animals from antibiotics in favor of vaccines has become central as resistant superbugs become more prevalent in public spaces.

Fonterra needs to be fixed, here's how
COMMENT: Our dairy industry is under serious stress, argues Tony Baldwin. Here's a way to fix the problem.

The greatest threat to New Zealand business
COMMENT: Businesses are facing new forms of competition, digital disruption, and staying relevant to customers.

Fonterra's China infant formula sales run ahead
Fonterra's infant formula sales in China are running ahead of its expectations, chairman John Wilson says.

Status quo amid Brexit 'divorce'
Uncertainty persists as to what Britain's exit from the European Union will mean for New Zealand primary producers.

3,000-year-old pea easing inflation in India
Biologists are adding a gene to the DNA of the pigeon pea, in hopes of boosting export output by 30 per cent.

Dairy downturn drives LIC into the red
The dairy downturn has driven farmer-owned co-operative, Livestock Improvement Corp into the red.

Murray Goulburn sets low Aussie milk price forecast
Fonterra's opposite number in Australia has announced A$4.31 per kg of milksolids as its opening farmgate milk price for the season.

Farmers need to reconsider 'smart level' of debt
Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard says dairy farmers need to ask themselves what a smart level of debt is given the risk profile for the next decade.

Big Read: A fresh, new problem for farmers
Some farmers are seeing sales drop as customers want prepared foods more than produce.

Tough times prove good for Fieldays
Near-record crowds flocked to Fieldays near Hamilton, making it one of the biggest years in the event's history.

Fieldays attendance up 10pc on day two
Attendance at Fieldays on day two of the four-day agricultural event was up 10 per cent on the same day last year.

Drone promises to be farmers' eye in the sky
A New Zealand company has developed technology that promises to deliver real-time data for farmers - from the sky.

Farmers show resilience as low price for milk persists
There is no "get out of jail free" card for dairy farmers in the current dairy downturn.

How kiwifruit helped the dairy slump
WATCH: Despite the dairy downturn a big lift in kiwifruit and apple exports has boosted agricultural revenue.

Fieldays attendance steady despite dairy slump
Attendance at Fieldays is running just slightly below this time last year, despite the current slump in dairy prices.

World dairy prices steady overnight
Dairy product prices have held steady at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction.

A2 Milk shares jumped 14pc
A2 Milk shares rose 14 per cent after the milk marketing company raised its full-year guidance.