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Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Is food really too expensive?
OPINION: Farmers are literally making hay while the sun shines.
Heavy scrutiny ahead for Fonterra's planned big spend on 'growth' projects
Fonterra is forecasting annual capital expenditure of more than $1 billion up to FY30.
Reserve Bank sees risk of increased NZ farmer defaults
Low dairy, meat and forestry prices are coinciding with high operating expenses.
What will NZ droughts look like in 30 years? El Nino, potential billion dollar toll
Scientists are exploring what a horror drought will look like in a climate-warmed future.
Synlait reports $4.3m net loss, net debt up 21 per cent
The company had forecast a result ranging from a net loss of $5m to a net profit of $5m.
Roads around Parliament to close, police warn of protests
Groundswell NZ travelling to Auckland, separate march on Parliament grounds planned.
Stock Takes: Synlait’s big reveal, Fisher and Paykel's investor day
More light will be shed on the state of play with cash-strapped Synlait Milk on Monday.
Watch: Major parties face off in rural issues debate
The debate will focus on the issues affecting New Zealanders outside major city centres.
The beloved Kiwi vegetable that costs 234% more than a year ago
What's driving high fruit & vegetable prices? Industry experts explain.
Will dairy prices level out after last month’s rout?
But long-term gloom remains on lower demand from China.
Fiji’s Deputy PM calls on NZ Govt for visa-free travel
Biman Prasad says visa-free travel is the surest way to improve economic ties.
Watch: 'Too many cows': Climate protesters disrupt final Question Time
Climate activists brought Parliament’s final Question Time of this term to a halt before being taken away by security. Video / Parliament TV
A2 Milk disappoints despite record $1 billion in China sales
But the firm still faces issues in the infant formula market in China.
Dire prediction of 12-18 months of reduced income for farmers
DairyNZ has calculated a break-even dairy price of $7.51/kg for farmers.
Thomas Coughlan: National's concerning lack of climate policies
OPINION: National's main climate policy is to repeal Labour's.
Farmers put off debt repayment as economic pressure tightens
Lower farmgate returns, shock milk price drop and rising costs bite bottom lines.
New tourism venture for well-known oyster farm
The Ōhope oyster farm's new owners have big plans.
Is Fonterra's heavy hand still behind our milk price-setting system?
There are allegations Fonterra's still in the driving seat, despite industry law changes.
Kiwis sharpen Mongolian herders' machine skills
The 12-strong touring party trained 100 herders as part of the Share Mongolia Programme.
Nation of Debt: $63b down, farmers struggling to break even
Farm debt has come down but rising costs and a falling milk price are piling pressure on.
Opinion: Time to end the ag-sector procrastination
OPINION: Sustainability consultant calls on farmers to engage with climate mitigation.
Workers have unacceptably high exposures to carcinogens, study finds
58 per cent of workers in NZ are exposed to at least one cancer-causing agent at work.
Hipkins: Govt will not be implementing a fertiliser tax
Chris Hipkins has made it clear his government will not be implementing a fertiliser tax and instead is committed to the Government-sector partnership 'He Waka Eke Noa'. Video / Mike Scott
King's Birthday Honours: Steve Wyn-Harris recognised for services to farming, rural communities
The Waipukurau dry-stock farmer and media identity receives an ONZM.
Business leaders named in King's Birthday Honours
Vegetable-growing, IT, a four-day week, journalism: honours for leaders in their fields.
'A taste of blood' - Dogs maul retiree's pet sheep, neighbour fears for kids
Brutal night-time attacks by dogs have left six sheep dead in Tikitere, Rotorua.
Analysis: Climate disasters hurt some NZ businesses more than others
Weather disaster analysis raises need for needs-based recovery packages, not blanket ones.
Does Whanganui have a future in agri-tourism?
Multi-day walks, wine tasting and cheese-making are just some of the ideas.
Bay of Plenty waterways running dirty after erosion from rain
Multiple slips and erosion are washing sediment into local rivers and estuaries.
'Uninspiring': Govt hits back at National's farming policy
Chris Luxon's policy overhauls many of Labour's rules on the environment and immigration.
National reveals new farming policy, feral cat hunt killed & airfare price surge | Focus Morning Bulletin: 19 April, 2023
National want to double RSE workers and add residency pathways, Canterbury feral cat hunt called off after backlash and Kiwis spending $1,700 more on travel over the past year in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Does the latest GDT auction mean the end for high milk prices?
Next season's milk price may start with a seven in front of it.
Baptism of fire: Ex-Kathmandu CEO Reuben Casey goes farming
The former outdoor-goods retailer chief is now COO at agri-investment company Craigmore.