Sally Rae

Representatives from the major political parties will discuss their vision for the meat industry during the red meat sector conference in Dunedin this month.

Butter prices have hit another record high, surpassing $US6000/metric tonne in this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction.

Welly the gumboot is about to take off on a mission to find its ''solemate''.

New Zealand's fruit and vegetable sector has been urged to watch consumer trends to maximise export opportunities.

An ''outstanding'' eye muscle area of 191sqcm was among the reasons Gore farmer Mike Thompson claimed this year's Otago-Southland beef carcass competition title.

Dunedin veterinarian Dr Helen Beattie has had an interesting career and is now preparing for her latest challenge,  agribusiness reporter Sally Rae reports.

Farm-gate lamb prices continued to rise over the last month but at a subdued pace, as domestic supply tightened through winter.

The big thrust for AgResearch in the future has to be around farm and environmental sustainability issues, new chairman Jeff Grant says.

The first South Island wool sale of the 2017-18 season opened on a cautious note compared with the last sale of the previous season.

Alliance Group has appointed a team of four to its United Kingdom office as part of a food service pilot programme aimed at the high end of the market.

The Southern Dairy Hub at Makarewa, near Invercargill, will be officially opened on Friday.

New Zealand's ability to retain its dominant market share position in China in the future will largely depend on how well it can adapt to changes in the Chinese market, a visiting dairy expert says.

Beef and Lamb New Zealand is on a mission to ''distinguish hype from reality'' in the alternative protein space.

At Matarae Station, Willie and Emily Jones have a strong focus on development and production.

When it comes to foot rot - estimated as a $10million problem for New Zealand's sheep industry - there is no silver bullet.

Excellence in New Zealand’s sheep industry was celebrated in Southland this week with the annual Beef and Lamb New Zealand Sheep Industry Awards, as Sally Rae reports.

For a global publishing business like Exisle Publishing, moving its head office to Dunedin has been the right move.

Whole milk powder bucked the trend in this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction, rising 2.6%, against an overall 0.4% drop.