When Chinese gooseberries were introduced into New Zealand in 1904 they were a novelty crop. Today kiwifruit is a billion-dollar export earner – and still rising, due, in part, to the work of plant breeders such as Dr Bryan Parkes.

Dairy farmers are welcoming the latest cut in the official cash rate.

The 2015 sheep and beef levy referendum has ended showing apathetic voter turnout – around the same number as last voted six years ago.

New Zealand is rapidly closing on filling its beef quota to the US for the first time since 2004.

Beef + Lamb NZ has released its New Season Outlook 2015-16, which predicts a lift in before-tax profits for the average New Zealand sheep and beef farm.

A weakening New Zealand dollar and steady offshore buying saw all wool types improve for the latest South Island wool auction, reports NZWSI.

The NZ-China free trade deal has worked wonders for us. So why are the Aussies are still playing political football with their deal.

Asia may not be far from Queensland’s doorstep but the challenges of catering to the export market are great, says an Australian dairy leader.

Queensland farmers have received a sobering message about the effects of a supermarket war on the price of milk and dairy products.

The past year has tested many assumptions made about the world dairy market, most importantly that there was a once-bottomless market being driven by the urbanisation miracle occurring in China.