Dairy
Fonterra back in the black by $80m
Fonterra has bounced back from last year's loss to post a $80m profit for the first six months.
Go back to basics, Fonterra
Fonterra's core NZ milk business is doing well, making the rest of it a drag on profit.
'We can't let M. bovis break us'
It will take another two years of 'heavy lifting' before the spread of M. bovis is under control and years more before eradication is complete, MPI says.
Pay bank or protect environment
Farmer hit with record fine says he was was caught between a big debt and the rules. Officials say he should have been prepared.
Farmers sexist? Half are women
Our farming industry is built on male and female partnerships, this dairy farmer says.
River Authority plan gets tick from investors
The investment plan has generated huge interest locally and abroad.
Aussies cry foul over Fonterra
Farmers supplying Fonterra across the ditch incensed at "divide and conquer" tactic.
M bovis may have arrived in 2004
Officials now concede the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis may have been present in New Zealand as early as 2004.
High dairy effluent non compliance
Taranaki farmers told to invest in land-based effluent disposal systems.
Don't taint the water
OPINION: Let's talk water quality and dairy farming, but let's do it with clear eyes.
$250m plant nears completion
Synlait's under-construction infant formula plant in Pokeno expected to be online by spring.
John Wilson 'champion guy'
John Wilson's ties with Fonterra covered the lifetime of the co-operative.
Big shift in farming coming
Farmers have a huge challenge ahead of them as the country moves to lower its emissions.
Saputo sizes up Westland Milk
Canadian dairy company Saputo, rumoured to be eyeing up Westland Milk, is in expansionist mode.
Canadians tipped to buy Westland Milk
Its just been given a Government loan, now milk co-op Westland Milk may be sold.
Rivers and beaches off limits
Seven Taranaki swimming sites are off limits due to high bacteria levels.
Dairy prices up on EU clearance
Dairy prices have been boosted by a European Union sell-off of skim milk powder.
Farming for summer conditions
Taranaki farmers have had a "fantastic" growing season but rain is needed by the end of the month.
Sun sets on dairy boom
Farms being put on the market are going unsold as some are looking to kiwifruit instead of what was once white gold.
Fonterra looks ahead
After a turbulent year, Fonterra's head of farm source for Canterbury is looking forward to better times ahead.
ECan aware of Overseer's snags
ECan knows the drawbacks of the Overseer farm management system, outlined by Simon Upton.
'Pay in instalments', farmers told
Fined $45k for dirty dairying a Taranaki couple appealed for a lesser penalty but it was denied by the High Court.
E coli found in three Canterbury rivers
Dairy cattle put 250,000 tonnes of untreated effluent into NZ's environment every day. "That all has to go somewhere," a public health professor says.
Animal tracing offences on rise
This year 97 farmers have been fined for infringing controversial animal tracing regulations.
Farmers curb nitrate leaching
Tararua dairy farmers are out to dispel negative whispers about the industry through a new crop.
Big stick for polluting farmers
Crackdown on repeat offenders to use law that will enforce effluent system upgrades.
Seed failure under investigation
Chemical coating is being blamed on some maize crops not germinating this season.
Govt seeks urgent social media advice
Investment funds back calls for social media change
Taranaki oil and gas researcher digs deep
Business community counts losses
Anger over Facebook 'hate site'
Awakino gorge roadworks ready to start
Amaltal denies illegal fishing
Doctor's Whaleoil comments spark complaint
Forex trader admits to running $7m ponzi scheme