Farmers are being urged to budget on a milk price in the lower half of Fonterra's present guidance range, $6.25 to $7.75/kgMS.

OPINION: The Great Wall Of China is said to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Global dairy prices plunged overnight putting further pressure on a depressed farmgate milk price.

The country's horticulturalists have been urged to get in behind the controversial He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) agricultural emissions plan.

Lamb prices are expected to remain soft as Chinese consumers struggle to put the effects of Covid behind them.

A little bit more darkness is expected before dawn starts to emerge.

Agriculture and Trade Minister Damien O'Connor recently addressed the NZ-China Business Summit in Auckland. He spoke about the importance of the Chinese market to NZ exporters but also the need to diversify our export footprint. Here's part of his speech:

A warning for some people in the dairy industry to expect more pain before things come right by the end of the year.

The forecast farmgate milk price is under more pressure following last week’s steep decline in whole milk powder prices on Global Dairy Trade (GDT).

The dairy sector is hurting but this isn’t a “super-cycle downturn”, says Rabobank senior agricultural analyst Emma Higgins.