Economic prospects for the primary sector are bright despite the significant challenges from Covid-19, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

This season's farmgate milk price could match last season’s $7.14/kgMS payout, despite the carnage caused by Covid-19.

A deepening trade spat between China and Australia shouldn’t impact New Zealand, according to trade analyst Stephen Jacobi.

New Zealand’s wine industry has only “scratched the surface” of Rosé’s possibilities, says Wither Hills Winemaker Patricia Miranda-Taylor.

OPINION: Some leaders in the New Zealand dairy industry will be keeping an anxious watch on the growing spat between China and Australia.

Recovery in global dairy demand is on increasingly solid ground, says Westpac senior agri economist Nathan Penny.

Fonterra is reporting a first quarter gross profit of $270 million, up $72m on the same period last year.

Strong demand from China for whole milk powder has triggered another rise in Fonterra’s farmgate milk price.

“Going into lockdown we were all thinking that we wouldn’t have jobs,” says Valli’s owner and winemaker Grant Taylor.

The value of New Zealand red meat exports dropped 18% in October compared to the previous year.