A new milk spray dryer to be built next year in Hamilton will help New Zealand’s advance in infant formula and specialty ingredients, say its investors.

Science, communication and how dairy works with other sectors to ensure New Zealand has a good reputation for sustainability will be a focus for Jacqueline Rowarth as a new director of DairyNZ.

Fonterra is launching a new quality assurance and recognition scheme for its farmers.

It was once jokingly said that the next most-important job after the All Blacks coach is the head of the Ministry for Primary Industries.

Prospects for the velvet market during the 2018-19 season are expected to be reasonably stable, says Deer Industry NZ (DINZ).

New Zealand is heading towards much warmer summers by the end of the century, along with more extremes in terms of heatwaves and short deluges.

Climate change was a topic that came up time and again during the Bragato Conference. New Zealand Winegrowers and NIWA have begun researching what impact it will have on our wine regions.

Many of those attending this year’s Romeo Bragato Conference were claiming it was the best ever in terms of content.

Rural services company Farmlands Cooperative last week announced an improved annual result. 

The new year will bring new hope for New Zealand primary exports.