Angry shareholders have called for heads to roll at the top of Westland Milk Products after a reported loss of $14.5m.

Fonterra Cooperative Group's Australian business has raised its average farmgate milk price to A$5.10 per kilogram.

The chairman of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Doug Leeder explains that the water quality issue is a problem everybody needs to get their heads around, whether they live in a rural or urban environment. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Farming entrepreneur Colin Harvey has put his 6,639-hectare Lake McKay Station up for sale.

Tourism earnings have soared to edge out dairy as New Zealand's top export earner for the first time since 2010.

New Zealand dairy production has remained stubbornly high, according to data from the Dairy Companies Association of NZ (DCANZ).

The IRD appears to be buying a fight with farmers as it seeks to change a rule that has been in force for more than 50 years.

Three directors have stepped down from the board of Blue Sky Meats due to an age-related clause in the constitution.

Farmers in the Netherlands have little appetite for state support, despite low prices.

It used to be the thing of the old Western movies where the rancher combating rustlers stealing his stock. But similar scenarios are

PGG Wrightson expects operating earnings to decline this year, snapping three years of growth.

Police are investigating the discovery of a hidden camera at a Waikato dairy farm.

Bad weather takes its toll on New Zealand milk production at a time when it should be hitting a seasonal peak.

For Labour, it is critical that we have an integrated across government plan to reduce emissions.

Groceries were cheaper in September, impacted by cheaper bananas, lamb and chicken.

The key change to the governance model will enable farmers to directly nominate their own choice for selection to the board.

Teen flown to hospital after quadbike hits a sheep.

Quick-thinking dairy farmer uses milk to put out a shed fire.

A 50-year-old man who died after the quad bike he was riding crashed on a farm near Ashburton has been named.

Ties between New Zealand and Sri Lanka have been cemented this morning as Ranil Wickremesinghe visits Auckland.

The Kiwi cat that thinks it is a sheep has gone global.

Greenpeace has erected anti-Ruataniwha dam billboards around Hawke's Bay this week in a bid to "send the message that these elections

Tatua Co-op dairy payout drops to $6.30 a kg, but is still well ahead of its larger competitors like Fonterra.

Shareholders have approved the second stage of a major South Canterbury irrigation scheme.

Westland Milk has confirmed its final payout to suppliers will be well below break-even and Fonterra's payout.

A Balclutha man who stabbed a sheep to death told the farmer he did it because he was hungry.

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Farmer confidence is improving, led by optimism returning to the dairy sector after two years of depressed prices.

Silver Fern Farms and Shanghai Maling have a few more nervous days to wait before they learn whether their joint venture proposal can go ahead.