Banks have cut their farmgate milk price forecast after another drop in the GDT price index last week, albeit minor at an overall 1.4%.

On-shelf dairy prices for consumers in China are too high so demand is not growing, says Fonterra's chief executive Theo Spierings.

Lochinver Station has been sold to privately owned New Zealand farming group Rimanui Farms Ltd.

Lochinver Station has been sold to privately owned New Zealand farming group Rimanui Farms Ltd.

Lochinver Station has been sold to privately owned New Zealand farming group Rimanui Farms Ltd.

Deer Industry New Zealand says the northern summer trial promotion of Cervena venison in the Netherlands went down well with chefs and their customers.

The low payout may starting to affect farm sales in the dairy sector.

The lower dollar will put extra money in wool growers’ pockets but volatility in demand from China can be expected, say wool market experts.

If you asked the average Queen Street office worker to describe a high input, high output farm they’d probably describe an operation on the flats whose owners relied on PKE and thought little about the environmental impact of their farm.

A crisis looms in the dairy industry as the implications of the $4.50 payout starts to hit home.