SYNLAIT HAS appointed Mike Lee to the newly created role of general manager sales reporting to the managing director Dr John Penno.

CHINA, WITH Chile and Morocco, won recognition this week from FAO for outstanding progress in fighting hunger.

SEVEN COMPANIES joined New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) at the 12th World Dairy Expo and Summit in Xi'an, China, over the weekend.

WITH LANDCORP eyeing the potential of dairy sheep, the United States could be to our sheep industry what China is to dairy cattle, opening a bold new chapter for New Zealand's most numerous farmed animal.

PRICES WERE up again at today's North Island-only wool sale as the weather and an overall reduction in the clip constrained supply.

Food company Goodman Fielder will spend $27 million on upgrading its UHT milk plant in Christchurch.

Visitor numbers on the opening day of the 2014 National Fieldays at Mystery Creek was down from last year; and the weather may be to blame.

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES Minister Nathan Guy says new figures show primary sector exports will reach record levels of $37.7b over the last year – around $1.3b more than previously forecast.

A SLIGHTLY easier New Zealand dollar, limited wool supply and steady shipping demand combined to lift prices across the board at the South Island sale, New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson reports.

SYNLAIT HAS reduced its forecast net profit after tax by about $7.5 million in this financial year.