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

Very low dairy prices have so far not translated into widespread forced sales of farms, but the coming spring and summer periods will be the acid test for many.

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

COMMENT: The dairy industry does not want the cheese-eating world-wide public to know about its disposal of unwanted bobby calves, writes Mandy Carter,

Failed Crafar farms bidder sentenced in Hong Kong for fraud associated with her attempt to buy the North Island properties.

Alarm after tuberculosis-positive cow discovered at his farm.

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

Heartland Bank has told investors it is monitoring the dairy sector "with close attention".

Man caught mistreating bobby calves, after animal welfare groups released video, pleads guilty to charges.

Former president of Wanganui Federated Farmers says dairy farming is responsible for 80 per cent of the degradation of New Zealand waterways.

Hopes are running high that the first GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction for 2016/17 will show an improvement in dairy prices.

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

The milk price of $4.25 per kg remains well below DairyNZ's $5.25 per kg estimate of breakeven.

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

COMMENT: The Government should be proactive and appoint an independent Commissioner for Animal Welfare, writes Catriona MacLennan. Not only to prosecute animal cruelty, but also comprehensive monitoring of animal welfare.

Australian dairy farmers want the government's help in gaining security around milk prices.

The milk price futures contracts will be launched on May 27, the NZX announced late last week.

Dairy farmers, facing volatile prices, must take advantage of advances in genetics, forages and labour-saving technologies, writes Mark Hiddleston

Dairy prices ended the 2015/6 season on a firm note with the GlobalDairyTrade price index rising by 2.6 per cent at this morning's auction.

Fonterra's farmer shareholders will vote next month on whether to accept governance changes to trim the board.

NZ's relationship with the Philippines is in great shape and growing as the two countries celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations.

Fonterra says part of forecast final dividend will be moved up to ease low-price pain.

A mild improvement in dairy prices is expected at this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction - the last for the 2015-16 season.

Fonterra has enlisted the help of Richie McCaw to help show the co-operative is not a "faceless corporate".

Expensive farm equipment is sitting idle on farms around the country. MachineryLink Sharing wants to change that.

New Zealand's largest meat processor will hold a special meeting of shareholders on its planned tie up with China's Shanghai Maling Aquarius.

Nearly all dairy cattle on more than 11,000 farms are now fenced off from waterways, a new report shows -- but an environmental group fears the full picture isn't being shown.

Gary Helou, managing director of Australia's biggest dairy company has resigned after the company lodged its second major earnings downgrade of this year.