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THE FAO Food Price Index decreased for a fourth consecutive month in July mainly due to a sharp decline in international prices for maize, wheat and certain oilseeds, reflecting ample supplies for these commodities.

NEW Zealand's largest culinary exhibition opens in Auckland on Thursday.

Fonterra has appointed Miles Hurrell as its new group director cooperative affairs.

The Dairy Workers Union says redundancies at a Fonterra packaging plant in Waikato will come as a heavy blow to those affected and the union will be doing everything it can to support workers.

The Reserve Bank has increased the official cash rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 3.5%.

While dairy prices continue to slide, beef and lamb prices are firming.

Fonterra Shareholders Council chairman, Ian Brown has been re-elected unopposed for a third term.

WINNING THE 2014 Ballance Farm Environment Awards gives Canterbury dairy farmers Mark and Devon Slee the opportunity to tell some 'good news' stories about their industry and New Zealand agriculture in general.

FEDERATED FARMERS' Dairy Industry Group has elected Feilding farmer Andrew Hoggard as its new chairman.

A SOFTENING in dairy farmer sentiment and rising interest rates have led overall New Zealand rural confidence to a significant slide in the past quarter.