Business

Science, data, modelling and software will be pivotal to meeting the challenges New Zealand faces in order to keep producing the best food in the world.

Despite recent market recoveries, many farmers could benefit from more independent scrutiny of their plans, Phil Edmonds writes.

After August’s fall has come the recovery of the dairy market. By Rosalind Crickett.

With extra volumes on the auction and excess supply in the global market, it was unsurprising that a decline in demand for whole milk powder occurred. By Alex Winning-Brown.

A common interest in food and fibre is the catalyst for a group of young primary sector advocates. Anne Lee reports.

Compliance may be seen as a bugbear by many farmers, but world markets are set to demand more. By Phil Edmonds

At 28 years old, Emma Poole is a trained veterinarian, an equity partner in two dairy farms plus a runoff and runs a 1000-calf rearing operation in Pirongia, Waikato. She also happens to be the first woman to win the NZ Young Farmer of the Year. Sheryl Haitana reports.

Stand up and be proud of the contribution dairying is making to the country’s economy. The "Solid Foundations: Dairy’s economic contribution to New Zealand" report shows dairy farming accounted for 3.2% of NZ's GDP in the last year. By Anne Lee.

Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell addresses the two recent revisions to their forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2023/24 season.

As the election nears, political parties are releasing their policies. Jo Cuttance looks at what the various parties are proposing for the agriculture sector – policies that will all have an impact on individual farming businesses and the entire sector.