Lack of confidence in global markets and a weakening New Zealand dollar may have affected the latest South Island wool auction, says NZWSI.

Roger and Sarah Smith returned from China to New Zealand in 2012 to take up a 150 cow, 50:50 sharemilking contract near Pukekohe.

The latest Pioneer brand ‘Maize for Silage 2015-16’ catalogue gives average estimated growing costs for maize silage planted in high fertility or low fertility paddocks (Table 1).

Dairy Australia chairman Geoff Akers says China is a growing and long term market for the Australian dairy industry.

The long-term dairy market remains strong despite the severe downturn affecting milk prices, says Rabobank.

Key signs of lowering production were enough to “wake the market up” out of its downward spiral at last week’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, says ASB rural economist Nathan Penny.

A collaboration between New Zealand sheep researchers and Chinese red meat producers will benefit both countries’ farming systems, the academics claim.

This old mutt notes that scientists have now developed a genetically engineered rice crop that could emit much less methane than normal rice.

Standards and Poors has placed Fonterra's 'A' long-term and 'A-1' short-term ratings on creditwatch negative, citing debt issues.

Rural News editor David Anderson asks New Zealand’s special agriculture trade envoy Mike Petersen about what happened at the TPP talks, whether a deal is ever likely and what this would mean for NZ.