New Zealand Wool Services International marketing executive, Malcolm Ching reports that the 15,000 bales on offer from both centres this week saw a slight easing for most types.

Fonterra is selling its Australian yoghurt and dairy dessert business to Parmalat Australia Pty Ltd.

Chris Claridge loves his potatoes.

A Manawatu dairy farmer has taken a major step to bridge the rural urban gap with the design of his new $1.5 million, 54 bail rotary dairy shed.

Within the next seven months, the Geographical Indications Act may finally come into being.

The end of the year is fast approaching so some end of year thoughts on a few of the significant developments of the year to wrap things up!

Zespri's December forecast shows steady per-hectare returns for all categories as fruit volumes rise strongly.

Fonterra today maintained a forecast farmgate milk price of $4.60/kgMS.

The world's biggest cloning factory being built in Tianjin, China, will begin cloning cattle in seven months.

The West Coast is a challenging place to live and farm. High rainfall is a feature of the region and it has always struggled to develop a strong economic base. Isolation is another issue.