Market analysts and dairy industry players say Fonterra needs to improve its performance and while job cuts are unfortunate, big changes are required.

A letter from the Department of Conservation addressed to members of the Taupo Fishery Advisory Committee has been described as proposing "trout farming by stealth" and is certain to raise....

MPI forecasts revenue from primary industries will drop to $35.2 billion in the year to June.

Volatility on world fertiliser markets and the decline in the New Zealand dollar has brought with it a mixed bag of price changes for farmers.

Two Auckland men met about two years ago and in that short time they have discovered they have the same passion - cleaning up waterways.

New Zealand's largest agriculture expo kicks off tomorrow with the spotlight on innovation in the agritech sector.

IrrigationNZ said the $25 million in extra funding for irrigation projects announced in the Budget would help boost development of water storage and infrastructure.

It's crunch time for dairy farmers this week when Fonterra releases its farmgate milk price forecast for the coming 2015/16 season.

Trade Minister Tim Groser said he was not aware his last name had been turned into a verb: "Grossing".

A pig hunter is in a critical condition after being accidentally shot in the back in the NSW south west slopes region.

Increased dairy farm foreclosures look likely if product prices remain weak, the Reserve Bank says in its latest financial stability report.

Shareholders in Australian dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn (MG) have voted in favour of a Fonterra-style capital structure that will see its units trade on the ASX.

ANZ Bank New Zealand, the country's biggest lender, was the most aggressive in pitching interest rate swaps to farmers, the Commerce Commission says.

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....

Sheep meat prices have fallen by about 10 per cent over the past two months, driven by a drop in demand in China and difficult conditions in another important export market - Britain.

New Zealand dairy farmers are looking down the barrel of a low payout this season, and possibly next season, but Trade Minister Tim Groser says the sector can tough it out.

The Government says sharks should benefit from a proposed ban on wire traces and shark lines in two commercial fisheries.

Supplier-shareholders in Australia's biggest dairy co-operative, Murray Goulburn, will decide next month whether to adopt a Fonterra-style capital structure that would involve raising about A$500....

Dairy farm bank balances will be heading into the red this winter and spring, producing some short-term but significant cashflow management challenges.

Fonterra says its milk collection in New Zealand for the 10 months to March 31 reached 1431 million kg of milk solids - 1 per cent higher than for the same period last season.

Parts of the South Island have experienced sporadic bursts of rain in recent weeks but Marlborough and Canterbury are still waiting for the big drought breaker.

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....

International dairy prices look likely to head lower at this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction, according to futures market pricing.

The end of the European Union's quota system poses a challenge to New Zealand's dominance of global dairy trade and is likely to put an end to the sharp upward spikes in prices seen in the past, says....

Dry weather and weak dairy prices underpinned higher beef slaughter rates in the first quarter, driving prices lower, but they remain strong by historical standards, Rabobank said in its quarterly....