Dairy

After five years of negotiations and a marathon final session of talks, agreement has been reached on the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

Fonterra has decided to scrap its guaranteed milk price scheme at the end of the 2015/2016 season.

An investigation by Immigration New Zealand into false documents is causing fear and panic amongst the Filipino community in South Canterbury. Audio

The country's smallest dairy co-operative, Tatua in Waikato, has delivered its farmers a final milk payout of $7.10 for last season.

More than 75 percent of Fonterra's farmer suppliers have taken up the co-operative's offer of an interest-free loan.

Hundreds of Filipino workers on dairy farms are under scrutiny after authorities in the Philippines revealed dozens had arrived based on false documents.

Fonterra's move to limit the amount of palm kernel expeller fed to dairy cows has come as a surprise, the New Zealand Veterinary Association says.

Fonterra is encouraging farmers to limit palm kernel extract as a supplementary feed for dairy cows.

Fonterra is to cut another 200 jobs after earlier announcing it would axe 523 positions - and it is not ruling out further job losses.

Today's drop in interest rates won't be a game changer for struggling dairy farmers, a farm accountant says.

The Reserve Bank is expected to cut the benchmark interest rate for the third successive time on Thursday.

Treasury has warned dairy prices may not rebound by as much as first thought, which could mean the Government's books remain in deficit for years.