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Fonterra leaders are making their case for offloading the co-operative's $3 billion consumer business, noting that its return on capital has been nowhere near respectable.

A record farmgate milk price for Fonterra shareholders is all but confirmed for this season.

Fonterra shareholders are concerned with a further decline in the co-op’s share of milk collected in New Zealand.

The major winners in the 2024 West Coast/Top of the South Share Farmer of the Year award, Michael and Cheryl Shearer were happy to complete the trifecta.

The quest to measure, report and make sense of the energy that goes into food production has come a long way in the past 25 years.

Is a record $10 milk price on the cards this season?

To Kiwi ears, an international conference that talks about a "just and fair transition" to sustainable dairy sounds like a clarion call for better access to valuable markets. 'Just and fair' means more to the world than opening up borders to big exporters like NZ. Tim Fulton reports.

Free workshops focused on managing risk in sharefarming get underway this week.

Triple 'butterfly' or dual mower combinations have become increasingly popular, offering increased output and better utilisation of tractors that keep gaining horsepower.

Dairy farmers can boost their reproduction success this mating season by prioritising hoof health and early lameness detection to keep cows in top condition and make the most of a promising forecast payout, according to agritech company Herd-i.