Global food commodity prices rose in July, influenced by the termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and new trade restrictions on rice, says the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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

Fertiliser co-operative Ballance Agri-Nutrients has wiped $51 million in value from its inventory, to move closer to global market prices ahead of spring.

Iconic Kiwi company Waikato Milking Systems (WMS) has been sold to an Italian conglomerate but it's business as usual for the milking solutions provider.

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).

In July 1983 New Zealand's wine industry could be characterised by "Müller Thurgau and more Müller Thurgau", and an oversupply plaguing the domestic market.

The newly elected Director General of the Organisation of Vine and Wine takes up his role on 1 January 2024, 100 years after the organisation began. We ask Dr John Barker about a career that has married his love of law and of wine, and about the significance of having a New Zealander at the helm of the OIV.

In 2022 Dr Jo Cribb celebrated a significant birthday with the Sauvignon Blanc her husband Mike made in the bathroom, using grapes from their Martinborough vineyard.

Accepting the coveted White Winemaker of the Year trophy at the International Wine Challenge was undoubtedly exciting for Natalie Christensen.

Tony Bish is about to leave for a busman's holiday in Portugal, Spain, and the sundrenched Azores when we talk about his rise to Chardonnista, Hawke's Bay's tough 2023 vintage, and an accidental career in wine.