Fran O'Sullivan: Fonterra still in a state of denial
There is one salient comment in the report by Queens Counsel Miriam Dean into the WPC80 incident that ought to give Fonterra's directors and shareholders cause for concern: "A company that is....
There is one salient comment in the report by Queens Counsel Miriam Dean into the WPC80 incident that ought to give Fonterra's directors and shareholders cause for concern: "A company that is....
The rest of the world has woken up to the growth in demand for food, particularly for proteins, that will occur over the next 30 years.
It's not all about dairy. We saw another poor result from the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, with the headline index down 3.1 per cent and the important whole milk powder price down 5.1 per cent to US$2400 ($3072) a tonne.
Sanford, New Zealand's largest listed fishing group, lifted annual profit 10 per cent as gains in its deepwater fishing and aquaculture operations offset falling skipjack tuna prices.
The a2 Milk Company says it is planning to list in Australia, where most of its earnings come from, in the first quarter of 2015, while maintaining its listing on the NZX.
The free trade deal announced with South Korea is extremely good news for a number of our export industries, writes Liam Dann.
New Zealand primary producers need to be prepared to do things differently in a rapidly changing world if they are to retain their place in global food markets, says KPMG.
Prime Minister John Key says his office will write again to Oravida asking it to stop using his photo in its promotional material.
'Horrific" rates of nearly $50k a year on land still being grazed by livestock prompted the $37.9m sale of one of Auckland's largest land lots.
Tightening conditions on global commodity markets have come as no surprise to small to medium-sized agribusiness enterprises, according to an MYOB survey.
Agri-tech company Tru-Test Corporation has completed a $10 million share buyback while the stake of major shareholder KTT has been boosted from 21.7 per cent to 39.6 per cent.
Farmers from southern provinces are moving to Northland to take advantage of the comparatively cheap dairy farms on offer there, according to real estate agency Bayleys.
Dairy farmers face a year of serious belt-tightening if Fonterra's latest milkprice forecast of $5.30 per kg of milksolids comes to pass, agricultural commentators said.
Berry company OOB's products will be stocked in all Coles supermarkets across Australia in a major coup for the company.
Federated Farmers is questioning the need for a National Party proposal for a compulsory ban on dairy cattle from all waterways.
Why are dairy prices falling? Well, if you read industry commentary from places like the United States and Europe they know who's to blame. It's us.
A popular farming publication wants farmers to lock out fishers and hunters over what it calls an anti-dairying attitude by their governing body.
The key to groper fishing is to hit the spot at slack tide so the boat doesn't drift off it.