Dairy
No more cows should be allowed on Canterbury plains - Fish and Game
Intensive dairy farming and nitrate-laden fertiliser are contaminating the Canterbury water supply, Fish & Game New Zealand says. Audio
Increasing pressure on dairy industry - analyst
Current dairy prices for farmers are unlikely to last, according to analysts.
Fonterra’s ‘sorry’ not enough for all shareholders
Fonterra managers met with 400 shareholders in Waikato today to apologise for their nine-figure loss. As Eric Frykberg reports, while many farmers backed the co-operative, others were fuming. Audio
US-China trade war keeps hitting NZ exports
Dairy prices are at their lowest level in two years as the value of New Zealand exports fell again in October.
Is becoming 'flexitarian' the best thing we can do for the planet?
Researchers have found a global shift to a more plant-based diet is essential to keep climate change in check and feed a growing planet. This flexitarian diet means the average world citizen needs to… Audio
Fonterra forecasts payout will drop by up to 50 cents a kg
Dairy farmers are preparing to tighten their belts after Fonterra announced another drop in its forecast milk payout for this season. The co-operative is now forecasting a payout between $6.25 and… Video, Audio
Fonterra posts $196m loss; analysts warn of worrying trend
Fonterra's interim CEO Miles Hurrell admits the company's $196m loss came as a surprise, while ASB warns a worrying pattern of over promising and under delivering is emerging. Video, Audio
Dairy prices fall to eight-month low
Dairy prices have fallen to the lowest level in eight months, in the latest global auction overnight.
Fonterra shareholders say twin hit to earnings 'unacceptable'
Dairy giant Fonterra has been given a serious serve from its shareholders who say the double hit to their earnings this year is unacceptable. Video, Audio
The vegetable soup your gut will thank you for
The food we eat affects our gut health – which in turn affects our digestion, says scientist Amber Milan. Do your guts a favour with her (prebiotic and probiotic) kumara and leek soup. Audio
From grass to glass: Milk bottles making a comeback
Glass milk bottles were replaced by cartons in 1989, and milk deliveries stopped in the mid 90s. Nowadays milk is mostly sold in plastic bottles but some farmers have gone back to the future including… Audio
US-China trade dispute: 'Everyone ends up losing'
A short-term boost to the New Zealand dairy sector is possible as the US-China trade war escalates, but the industry is predicting long term pain, a dairy leader says.
Nelson farmers prepare for Mycoplasma Bovis
Dairy and beef farmers in the top of the South Island met in Nelson today to discuss the disease. They have a message for authorities that it's a matter of when, not if, Mycoplasma bovis reaches their… Video, Audio
The Future of Food - we can't keep doing what we're doing now
In the first of a three-part series about the future of food four experts on food systems, politics and environmental factors consider what may happen to our food supply: Senior lecturer at Massey… Audio
Some Fonterra shareholders frustrated with dairy giant
Fonterra Shareholders Council chair Duncan Coull says there is frustration over the dairy giant's volatile earnings and substance to a government minister's claims that the board is out of touch. Video, Audio
Dairy prices drop at global auction
Dairy prices fell 1.3 percent on average in the latest global auction, pulling back from a rise two weeks earlier.
The big call for a big cull
The government and farming leaders spoke with one voice on the plan announced this week to combat mycoplasma bovis - but many farmers are divided on it. Their genuine anger and anguish has been front… Video, Audio
Ewe & Me
Julie Brownlee's Neudorf Valley sheep milking operation supplies milk to Thorvald, a company that produces sheep's milk cheese and yoghurt in a factory right next to Julie's milking shed. Audio
Tempestuous year ahead for Fonterra
Most dairy farmers are likely to be in the black for the upcoming season, with analysts forecasting a milk payout close to current levels. Audio
Global dairy prices drop 1.1 percent
Dairy prices have fallen in the latest global auction overnight.