An AgResearch survey which found most New Zealanders would try eating insects does not surprise the country’s first locust farmer.

Meat consumption has dropped 20% in continental Europe and the UK in the last two-three months and it’s not all due to the summer heat, says the NZ red meat sector’s man in London, Jeff Grant.

Fonterra chairman John Monaghan says the co-op remains strong at its core despite the disastrous interim financial results announced this morning.

Fonterra is signalling a full-year loss of up to $675 million for 2018-19.

Former Westland Milk chairman Pete Morrison says Yili’s new ownership represents a significant milestone for the former co-op and the start of a new era for the dairy industry on the West Coast.

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Alliance Group chairman Murray Taggart is somewhat perplexed by recent claims and denies the co-op has problems with staff turnover, plant safety or profitability.

Big staff rumblings, safety issues and the likelihood of yet another poor result are claimed to be unfolding at the Alliance Group.

Red meat is unfairly a scapegoat in the fight against climate change, says a European academic.

Could robots soon replace humans in picking fruit?