Analysts are now picking a dairy price recovery by the end of the year. Haven't they said that for the last three years?

Fonterra's joint venture with Chinese infant food company Beingmate is a step closer to fruition.

Farmgate and commodity prices are weighing heavily on farmers' minds.

Against the backdrop of a falling milk payout, Fonterra farmers will this week start discussing a governance review of the co-op.

1999 ... $0.1 billion of wine exports, 2006 ... $0.5 billion of wine exports, 2010 ... $1.0 billion of wine exports, 2015 ... $1.5 billion of wine exports!

Zespri is only "scratching at the surface" of market opportunities in China.

Recently there has been a lot of negative news and comment about economic conditions in China – the slowing growth, a volatile stock market and the decrease in dairy imports.

Rural News asked the country's second biggest meat processor and exporter – Alliance Group – about the current woes in the red meat sector.

Beef + Lamb NZ remains confident about the future of the NZ sheep farming sector, but admits there is good reason for current negativity.

Synlait Milk has dropped forecast milk price for the 2015 -16 season from $5/kgMS to $4.20/kgMS.