For the much-maligned dairy industry, NZ's primary export returns for 2023 would be looking grim.

Farmer co-operative LIC says changes to the current animal evaluation model proposed by DairyNZ isn’t the way forward.

The absence of Chinese demand from the global market is keeping dairy prices subdued.

New Open Country Dairy chief executive Mark de Lautour isn't fazed by growing competition for milk in dairy heartland, Waikato.

Tractor and harvester manufacturer Same Deutz Fahr (SDF) closed 2022 with unprecedented growth in revenues and earnings.

I was fortunate to be involved in the International Congress of Biological Invasions 2023, held in Christchurch in early May.

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Cash-strapped farmers are getting relief through a major drop in the price of key farm input - fertiliser.

Some good news - albeit temporary for primary exports.

Troubled Canterbury milk processor Synlait has received a boost with Chinese authorities giving the company the green light to manufacture and export infant formula for the next four years.