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

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

Biologists are adding a gene to the DNA of the pigeon pea, in hopes of boosting export output by 30 per cent.

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

The latest GlobalDairyTrade auction offered few clues as to the likely direction of dairy prices in the season ahead.

Milk processing firm Miraka is tripling production to meet a growing thirst for its UHT products in China.

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 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.

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

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

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

There is no "get out of jail free" card for dairy farmers in the current dairy downturn.

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

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

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

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

There are some high tech solutions being organised to help keep Fieldays traffic manageable.

Without immigrant labour, US dairy farms would close, output drop and consumers pay twice as much for milk.

Fonterra's plan to alter its governance structure has been defeated.

Fonterra's shareholders will vote tomorrow on a raft of changes - including reducing the board's size to 11 from 13.

Synlait Milk said its forecast milk price for the 2016/2017 would carry a higher-than-usual advance rate for milk suppliers.

Fonterra chairman John Wilson has linked Theo Spierings' resignation rumours to next week's farmer vote on changes.

Is the Asian giant on the brink of collapse, or finding its new economic direction?

Fonterra's farmers will vote next week on a raft of changes to the way the co-operative is governed.

Nearly 200 jobs at AgResearch will be relocated to Lincoln and Palmerston North with the Government today signing off on a new $133 million reconfiguration.

New Zealanders have great ideas but the commercialisation of them was "near zero", says Israeli entrepreneur Isaac Bentwich.

Farmers overall remain satisfied with their banks, according to a Federated Farmers survey.

New Zealand posted a bigger-than-expected trade surplus in April as volumes of kiwifruit and apples drove exports.

Zespri reported a bumper year for 2015/6, with the biggest-ever total return to growers.