Chris Lewis

Fonterra has announced a financial loss of $605 million for the last year as it confirmed massive write downs in the value of underperforming assets. The diary co-op announced a farm gate milk price… Audio

Farmers say Fonterra's gloomy forecast will knock the confidence of its 10,000 farmer shareholders. They're missing out on a payment from the dairy co-op which will not be paying a dividend this… Audio

National has released a primary sector discussion document with a few of their ideas for the rural sector. One of the ideas is to create a new primary sector visa and expand the regional seasonal… Audio

Federated Farmers is backing new rules that make it clearer when Fonterra can refuse milk from sub-standard farmers.

Changes to the laws governing the dairy industry specify that Fonterra can refuse… Audio

Nearly 8,000 dairy farms are yet to re-register to a national tracking system, with just days to go until moving day when sharemilkers move their cows to new farms around the country. It's an anxious… Audio

Federated Farmers Dairy Chair, Chris Lewis, explains to Jim why he wants the clocks to stay permanently on Summer time.  Audio

Farmers say skilled workers will leave the country unless their visas start reflecting their true value. In changes made just before the last election , low skilled workers who previously could remain… Audio

Farmers are warning skilled migrant workers will leave the country unless their visas start reflecting their much-needed skills. Visa settings introduced just before the last election limit some… Audio

Fonterra says it will make changes to its business, having just posted a net loss of $196 million for year ended July. This is the first time the diary giant has made a loss and compares with last… Audio

Former New Zealand tennis great Chris Lewis talks about the art of grunting and if it actually does anything to help tennis players game. He also gives his perspective of the Serena Williams US Open… Audio

A major Australian dairy company is working behind the scenes with scientists from Monash to improve its baby formula in an effort to ship more of it to China. Audio

A complicated debate around clean waterways and dairy farms could ensue after the environment minister David Parker told us this morning he plans to crack down on nutrient run-off from farm. In some… Audio

Rattled by the bones of convicts and steeped in campfire smoke, Bush Gothic perform darker, stranger Australian folk. Defiantly modern, achingly old, this most daring of Australian bush bands from… Audio