OPINION: There's growing confidence that dairy prices are firming up.

There are some positive signs coming from China regarding dairy, according to Stefan Vogel, general manager of Rabobank Research for Australasia.

PGG Wrightson chief executive Stephen Guerin says the agriculture sector remains in a tough spot.

Synlait is hoping that its proposed recapitalisation plan will help retain its spooked farmer supplier base.

Red meat farmers are in "a slightly better place" than they were a year ago, according to Beef+Lamb NZ chief economist Andrew Burtt.

Troubled Canterbury milk processor Synlait has unveiled a recapitalisation plan - offering new shares worth nearly $218 million to its two largest shareholders.

Canterbury milk processor Synlait has settled a long-running dispute over exclusive manufacturing rights and pricing with a cornerstone shareholder, a2 Milk Company.

OPINION: This old mutt reckons the latest red meat export numbers bring to mind the old maxim, "When China sneezes, the world catches a cold".

For the second year in a row a horticultural enterprise has taken out the Supreme Award in the Auckland Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA).

New Zealand Avocado chief executive Brad Siebert says avocado growers are facing increasing cost pressure across all areas of their business.