Primary Industry Minister Nathan Guy hopes formal negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and the European Union (EU) will begin later this year.

Western-style breakfast is on the rise in China and Fonterra is coming to the party.

Welcome to a new year. 2016 was a turbulent year to say the least.

The milk powder manufacturing industry is in a ‘mature phase’ of its economic life cycle, an Australian report says.

A key contributor to the dairy industry for 20 years, Justine Kidd, was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours for services to dairy and equestrian last month.

Dairy markets remain finely balanced but with most of the season’s product sold, farmgate milk price is expected to hold above $6/kgMS.

THE SHEEP industry, especially wool, is in a very serious situation and governments don’t help by adding increasing layers of complexity to regulation, says an industry veteran.

Beleaguered Australian dairy co-op Murray Goulburn has appointed Ari Mervis as its new chief executive officer. He will start in his new role on February 13.

The long-running hotly contested Silver Fern Farms (SFF) and Shanghai Maling partnership is now complete.

New Zealand's primary exports will be down slightly next year, but will quickly pick up in 2018.