The story of one of the Waikato’s least known philanthropic entities has been published for the first time.

The end of the road is nigh for a former Australian-listed company, Happy Valley Nutrition, behind a failed dairy factory project in Otorohanga.

Troubled Canterbury milk processor Synlait and its key stakeholder and customer a2 Milk Company (a2MC) will enter 2024 with a growing list of disputes.

Dairy farmers supplying Chinese-owned Westland Milk Products in Hokitika had another reason to celebrate this holiday season.

An attempt by Greenpeace to block the consent of a green hydrogen project involving fertiliser co-operative Ballance has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

Global dairy prices have retreated and reached usual averages, but farmers shouldn’t expect a repeat of milk payouts of the past two seasons.

According to Federated Farmers’ latest Banking Survey, farmers are feeling excessive and undue pressure from their banks.

Biosecurity New Zealand says its frontline teams are ready for the anticipated influx of summer travellers with changes to arrivals processing at airports and the introduction of new hosts to help people.

Claas has marked the 20th anniversary of entering the global tractor market with the production of its 200,000th tractor at its French Le Mans facility.

Dear Santa, with just a week to go to Christmas Day, I’d thought I’d drop you a note.

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