NGATI REREAHU has in the eyes of some thrown a last-minute spanner in the works of the never-ending Crafar farm sales saga.  They are seeking leave to appeal the Appeal Court’s decision that allows the farms to be sold to Shanghai Pengxin.

A2 CORPORATION pays a premium for its A2 milk of 8-10% above the farmgate price of standard milk, says managing director Geoff Babidge.

NEW ZEALAND infant formula exports to China face growing scrutiny.

The slightly easier New Zealand dollar and increased international demand combined to improve most wool prices this week, New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's marketing manager, Paul Steel reports.

LAST SEASON’S stupendous production, in particular autumn’s awesome output, saw Fonterra ship a record 620,000t of product in the fourth quarter, 36% more than last year.

WAIKATO MILKING Systems NZ Ltd has won a multi-million dollar bid to supply Chinese dairy giant Mengnui with 13 rotary milking platforms – a big thumbs up for Kiwi agricultural technology, says Waikato’s chief executive Dean Bell.

Australian mutton production hit rock bottom last year by hitting its lowest annual total in over three decades.

With New Zealand Wine exports now valued at just under $1.2 billion and representing around 75% of industry sales, international trade is now the life blood of our wine industry.

NEW ZEALAND should learn from McDonald’s to market its primary produce in emerging markets, says the chairman of Rabobank NZ and Air New Zealand, John Palmer. And we should acknowledge Asian nations have been trading for thousands of years and will be brighter and better at it than us.

THE COURT of Appeal decision to throw out the Sir Michael Fay-led challenge to Shanghai Pengxin’s bid for the 16 Crafar farms will no doubt be greeted by more claims about New Zealand’s sovereignty being sold to China.