We might harp on about the increasing volatility and interconnectedness of commodity trends and forces. 

International dairy markets remain depressed, with abundant supply and lacklustre demand continuing to weigh on pricing. 

The 2015 National Fieldays should be “business as usual” despite the downturn in dairy prices, says chief executive Jon Calder.

Dairymen in California see themselves as the “star model for dairying” but they are far from creaming it.

As we approach National Fieldays, the foggy season has arrived in Waikato, but it’s not all gloom and doom.

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

On the back of declining international milk prices Westland Milk Products has reduced its predicted payout for the 2014-15 season.

The world tractor market for 2014 is estimated to be about 2.1 million units, which showed a slight decline and high regional variation. 

February's production data released by DCANZ last week shows Fonterra’s drought impact warning was over-the-top and explains why markets have corrected so sharply, say analysts.

Fallout from the 2013 false botulism scare and poor yoghurt sales continue to haunt Fonterra’s Australian business.