Dairy
Extent of dairy price drop 'unexpected'
Dairy prices have fallen further than expected and could go even lower, the Government says.
Govt concerned at milk payout forecast
Finance Minister Bill English says he now expects dairy prices to stay lower for longer.
Government concerned at $3 payout forecast
The Government says it's now expecting dairy prices to stay lower for longer. Audio
Dairy firm cuts forecast farmgate price
New Zealand's second biggest dairy processor Open Country has reduced its forecast farmgate milk price below $4 - the first to do so as international prices fall.
Mixed forecast after dairy price plunge
The Government says it is confident dairy prices will rebound but the opposition says the dairy industry - and the economy - is in for a battering. Audio
Joyce says dairy prices will rebound
The Minister for Economic Development is Steven Joyce. Audio
Government caught by surprise at latest dairy price plunge
The plunge in dairy prices yesterday has caught the Government by surprise but it remains confident prices will soon rebound. Audio
Banks putting the squeeze on dairy farmers in north
A Northland farming organisation says banks are quietly forcing debt-ridden dairy farmers to quit by refusing to refinance their loans Audio
Fonterra cuts to come mostly from NZ
Fonterra says that most of the 523 jobs it is cutting as part of restructuring will come from New Zealand. Audio
Fonterra job cuts: Challenging conditions
Falling global prices, an oversupply of milk and poor payouts have been taking a toll on the dairy giant.
Trade Minister says TPP dairy offers completely inadequate
The Trade Minister, Tim Groser, says the offers to open up the dairy markets of countries involved in the Pacific-wide trade talks are completely inadequate. Audio
US-based Dean Foods part of consortium interested in A2
A2 Milk says the United States-based Dean Foods is the other party in the consortium that is toying with the idea of buying the specialty milk company. Audio
Feature business - Waikato Milking Systems
To a business that may not be widely known, this week it's Waikato Milking Systems, which makes and exports rotary milking products. Audio
Does increasing herd sizes really get farmers any extra money?
Dairy NZ scientist John Roche says between 2003 and 2013 the average dairy farmer added 100 cows to their herd - but he says they're no better off financially because they have to spend more on… Audio
Economist says dairy prices could be hitting the bottom of the price cycle
An economist says international dairy prices could be hitting the bottom of the price cycle. Audio
NZ exporter describes Australian market as toxic
A New Zealand exporter burnt by the soaring kiwi against the Australian dollar says the exchange rate has turned the market across the Tasman toxic. Audio
Innovative beef and dairy practices on a Northland farm
Northland farmers Greig and Rachel Alexander are the Supreme Winners of the Northland Balance Farm Environment Awards. They run a beef farm and a dairy farm in Pakotai, Northland, about 50 kilometres… Audio
NZ's high level of transparency could be its undoing - agribiz professor
An agribusiness expert says it was crucial New Zealand's major trading partners were given advance notice of the scare. Audio
Recent 1080 poison scare draws parallels with 2005 foot and mouth hoax
New Zealand appears to have escaped largely unscathed from the 1080 poison scare, both at home and overseas... so far at least. Audio
Anti - 1080 campaigner says police visit was a surprise
Police are now talking to anti 1080 campaigners as they continue their search for the sender of the letters. Audio
