NZ has one of the world's fastest growing global dairy-based derivatives markets.

Holly Ryan talks to some of the women making waves in New Zealand agribusiness.

Robots can do milking duties and free up the farmer to complete other jobs on the farm.

The global market for animal-free meat substitutes is growing rapidly.

Will New Zealand play ball? Nigel Stirling reports.

The milk price slump created an opportunity to strengthen financial literacy.

Under Nafta, most tariffs on US agricultural exports have dropped to zero.

Winemakers are right behind moves to protect NZ regional names in overseas markets.

Trump has stressed that he is not opposed to all trade agreements.

Rules that shape the future are determined by the consumers.

Hawke's Bay group says the Greens bill supports consumers' right to choose what they buy.

COMMENT: If we are charging for water, farmers probably should pay for it, too.

Recent extremely wet weather across the country has put pressure on the greens.

Pukekohe market gardeners, the Bhana family, live in a rural zone but across the road houses are sprouting up on a paddock they were cropping potatoes two years ago.

Agribusiness leader and company director Traci Houpapa answers twelve questions about life and work.

It is an uncontroversial fact that the state of the country's freshwater resources has for decades been moving towards ecological collapse.

Nineteen people have been arrested in China for allegedly repackaging expired Fonterra milk powder with a view to sell it.

Thieves in Sydney have been swiping manuka honey from chemists, supermarkets and beauty salons.

Farmers have seen two successive seasons of sub-par milk prices and the signs so far have pointed to a third.

Not many bosses would arrange for nurses, budget advisors and the IRD to come and talk to you about child support. But husband and

Zespri has clocked up another record year for returns, partly reflecting a strong rebound from devastating effects of the Psa outbreak in 2010, but also robust demand for the relative newcomer to the kiwifruit scene - gold.

Warmer winds carry fresh challenges to the major industries of regional New Zealand.

New Zealand has a productivity problem. We produce less per hour than most of the rest of the OECD and we aren't catching up.

Fonterra said the price change better reflects the reality of the supply and demand imbalance affecting global dairy prices.

Signals that New Zealand could secure a better deal on its Free Trade Agreement with China is a "beacon of hope" for our dairy industry, said the head of an export association.

Agricultural products and services company PGG Wrightson has warned investors that its seed cleaning site in Uruguay has fallen victim to that country's widespread flooding.

The New Zealand dollar surged to a fresh 10-month high above US70c yesterday as dairy prices rose further than expected.

LIAM DANN: Homeowners may already be subsidising farmers as banks eye big losses in the dairy sector.

It was an ominous sign when Prime Minister John Key wandered into his weekly post-Cabinet press conference and announced, "I've got a bit of a head cold."

Global diary giant Fonterra is moving into what could be the smartest new building in Auckland, but as farmers slash costs the move has been criticised as unjustifiable.