Dairy

Dairy farms are springing up across the country, and plans are afoot in many places to dam or divert rivers for more irrigation, meaning more cows, more milk and more money for those in the dairy… Audio

Ashburton dairy farmers Mark and Devon Slee are the national winners of the 2014 Ballance Farm Environment Awards. They were chosen from the ten regional winners and it's the first time a dairying… Audio

The New Zealand dollar rose over a cent against the US dollar overnight, following the Global Dairy Trade auction. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The number of migrant workers complaining of illegal treatment in New Zealand workplaces has more than doubled in the past year. Audio

Rod Oram takes a look at the falling dollar and Fonterra's results. Audio

Dairy export earnings look likely to take a five billion dollar hit and that will flow through past the farmgate and into the wider economy. Audio

A dairy industry body is warning farmers to take a hard look at their costs after a lower than expected milk price forecast. Audio

In the latest global dairy trade auction, dairy prices have held steady after five successive declines, remaining near two-year lows. Audio

Ruth Hone is the first female to take out the Dairy Trainee of the Year at the recent Dairy Industry awards. She won $18,400, is in her third season on a farm near Lake Taupo and can't wait to own her… Audio

Demelza Leslie explores if bold trade targets with China are achievable. Audio

Economics Correspondent Nigel Stirling explores the turn-around in the dairy industry which has seen boom turn in to gloom. Audio

Craig Ashworth looks at the progress that's being made to clean up New Zealand's waterways. Audio

Corin Dann looks at the impact of the boom in dairy prices Audio