The late rise in the farmgate milk price means Fonterra is now paying New Zealand farmers more than most of the world’s farmers are receiving, says chairman John Wilson.

NZ First should butt out of Fonterra’s business, says Lloyd Downing, a Morrinsville dairy farmer and former Waikato Federated Farmers president.

The emerging US-China trade war is the biggest challenge to trade in 30 years, says Mike Petersen, New Zealand’s special agricultural trade envoy.

A Timaru wool-broker has been elected the youngest-ever president of the Canterbury A&P Association.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ) is seeking farmers’ views on its plan to gather a higher levy. 

Fonterra says it has been “fully transparent’ about Beingmate’s performance and its impact on the co-op’s financial position. 

Fonterra shareholders could end up losing over $1 billion on the co-op’s controversial investment in Chinese infant formula company Beingmate, says business commentator Rod Oram.

China's digital world is second to none, but Fonterra isn’t putting all its eggs in one basket in selling fresh and packaged food.

This year promises to be among the best for agricultural exports: a predicted $42.6 billion – up 11.8% on last year.

You would have had to be hiding under a rock for the past 12 months not to have heard about the exponential rise of gin, as an alcoholic beverage of choice.