Fonterra
Milking it!
Ashburton dairy farmers Mark and Devon Slee are the national winners of the 2014 Ballance Farm Environment Awards. They were chosen from the ten regional winners and it's the first time a dairying… Audio
Milking it!
Ashburton dairy farmers Mark and Devon Slee are the national winners of the 2014 Ballance Farm Environment Awards. They were chosen from the ten regional winners and it's the first time a dairying…
AudioNew loans for dairy farmers link interest rates to milk payout
A new fund, worth up to 100 million dollars, plans to lend to dairy farmers at interest rates based on the milk payout. Audio
Legal battle over damages from botulism scare
A French food company has gone to the Court of Appeal to overturn a block on it seeking multi-million-dollar damages from Fonterra over the botulism scare. Audio
Will global dairy prices continue their precipitous fall?
A key focus this week will be on whether global dairy prices continue their precipitous fall in Fonterra's latest auction. Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
Rod Oram takes a look at the falling dollar and Fonterra's results. Audio
Fonterra to launch business brand - repositions corporate brand
Fonterra plans to launch a new business brand today aimed at producers, rather than consumers. Audio
Dairy export earning could take a $5billion hit
Dairy export earnings look likely to take a five billion dollar hit and that will flow through past the farmgate and into the wider economy. Audio
Fonterra chief executive discusses annual results
Guyon Espiner talks to Theo Spierings. Audio
Dairy farmers begin to feel the pinch
Taranaki farmers are beginning to feeling the pinch as the sharp drop in Fonterra's payout to farmers starts to bite. Audio
The lower milk payout will cut GDP a percentage point or more
Fonterra's latest downgrade in its forecast milk payout for the current year is likely to shave at least a percentage point off economic growth. Audio
Fonterra looks to next 2 dairy trade auctions for direction
Fonterra will be watching the next two global dairy trade auctions to see whether its forecast for the farmgate milk price is on track at 5-dollars-30 per kilo of milk solids. Audio
Dairy prices hold steady after five successive declines
In the latest global dairy trade auction, dairy prices have held steady after five successive declines, remaining near two-year lows. Audio
Insight for 13 April 2014 - NZ's love affair with China
Demelza Leslie explores if bold trade targets with China are achievable. Audio
Insight for 3 November 2013 - Fonterra Botulism Scare
Rowan Quinn investigates how the Fonterra botulism scare was handled and what needs to be done to repair the damage. Audio