Fonterra has told its Australian farmer suppliers that it remains committed to that market.

World-renowned dairy co-op FrieslandCampina has posted a half-year operating profit of $354 million.

OPINION: It is hard to imagine what signal Fonterra thinks it is sending to shareholders with its investment in Motif, a company investigating synthetic milk ingredients.

The after-market options for utes are extensive, but there’s a big difference between a properly engineered package and a ute with a bunch of accessories bolted on.

Much like the price of petrol, the power outputs of self-propelled forage harvesters continue to rise. 

A leading corporate farmer is blaming Fonterra’s board for the co-op’s financial debacle, saying the directors run a system of “cloned governance”.

The chairman of the Productivity Commission, Murray Sherwin, says farmers should not be scared by his organisation’s latest report on how New Zealand can achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Earlier this year Wine Marlborough launched a competition, aiming to find the five greatest fans of the region’s Sauvignon Blanc.

Back in 1996, Rhyan Wardman arrived back in New Zealand to a job overseeing the building of Seresin Estate’s new winery. Twenty-two years later, he now owns that winery with good friend and fellow winemaker Ben Glover.

Waikato farmers may switch to A2 milk provided there’s a suitable premium attached to the milk payment, says the region’s Federated Farmers president Andrew McGiven.