Travellers ditching their old footwear when returning to NZ from a Bali holiday could have farmers helping buy them a new pair.

As Biosecurity New Zealand continues to closely monitor the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Indonesia, Federated Farmers is urging holiday makers to also be extremely vigilant.

Fonterra is tapping into the global health and wellbeing market to boost returns for farmer shareholders.

The 2022-23 farmgate milk price is likely to be one of the strongest on record, says ASB economist Nat Keall.

Hawke's Bay-based Kabocha Milk Co has picked two more international food innovation awards – this time at the 2022 World Food Innovations in London.

Resilient global demand for dairy and a weaker New Zealand dollar are pushing this season’s forecast milk price towards a record $10/kgMS.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says that through a new Government-backed programme New Zealand’s apple and pear industry is aiming to become sprayfree by 2050.

Mark O'Donnell, or MOD as he's widely known, was the former chief executive at House of Travel, but also spent time in senior management roles in Spark, Lion Nathan and Fonterra Brands.

New Zealand’s red meat sector overcame a significant drop in export volumes to achieve sales of $1.1 billion during May – a 28% increase on 2021, according to an analysis by the Meat Industry Association (MIA).

China remains the largest market for NZ apples - taking 17% of the crop.