Expect short supply of vegetables in the coming months, says Horticulture New Zealand.

Ten years on, the RSE scheme in New Zealand has been touted as the most successful labour mobility programme in the world.

Fonterra director David MacLeod is retiring from the board after serving six years.

One sitting Fonterra director has not been endorsed by the co-op for the upcoming board elections.

Fonterra's online dairy sale platform is looking at a joint auction for European dairy products.

When Canterbury dairy farmer Alister Body became a DairyNZ director 12 years ago, he was motivated by his desire to be part of industry decisionmaking.

DairyNZ says a fall in the number of dairy conversions in Canterbury signals strongly that fears of a big rise in dairying there are unwarranted.

BNZ is sticking with its $6.75/kgMS milk price forecast – or perhaps a little more – while the ASB says $7/kgMS could be on the cards if rain persists.

Complacency is a luxury the dairy industry cannot afford, says Ian Proudfoot, KPMG global head of agribusiness.

Award-winning Taranaki dairy farmers John and Roslyn Weir, of Springmount Farms, are encouraging other farmers to consider entering the Ballance Farm Environment Awards.