Meat plan may be unpopular
Meat plan may be unpopular
A proposed meat industry strategy could end up telling some home truths which may prove unpopular, sector leaders say.
Neal Wallace
Shareholders urged not to sell yet
Shareholders urged not to sell yet
Shareholders in listed New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay are urged to postpone any decision on selling their shares to Singaporean-based-based Olam International, which launched a $110 million takeover offer on July 19.
FAO forecasts worldwide shortage of lamb
FAO forecasts worldwide shortage of lamb
A global lamb shortage equivalent to three-quarters of New Zealand's production is looming, but the continued erosion of our sheep flock means we are unlikely to be in a position to satisfy that demand.
Talleys extends Affco takeover offer
Talleys extends Affco takeover offer
Talleys Group has sent its takeover offer for Affco Holdings to all shareholders, but Affco directors advise not accepting it until independent directors report.
Merinos an exciting addition to East Otago sheep farm
Merinos an exciting addition to East Otago sheep farm
East Otago has a reputation for producing crossbred wool of the highest quality.
Unknowns unnerve
Unknowns unnerve
It is not just the number of zeroes in the figures that concern Lindsay and Margaret Dempster about the impending emissions trading scheme, rather it is the unknown.
Graziers granted cross-examination
Graziers granted cross-examination
A High Court judge has partially upheld a claim by Maniototo farmers they were unfairly treated by government officials when their grazing licence in the Mount Ida range was terminated.
Jury still out at ploughing matches
Jury still out at ploughing matches
Bob Jury has seen almost half the 150 ploughing matches held on the Taieri.
New meat industry reform group
New meat industry reform group
A new farmer group is take up the cudgels of meat-industry reform amid claims the owners of more than 250 South Island sheep and beef farms are on the verge of converting to dairying.
High dollar threatens payout
High dollar threatens payout
A sudden surge in the value of the New Zealand dollar threatens to take the steam out of the export-led recovery, with one bank warning Fonterra could wipe $1 a kg off its forecast milk solids payout this season.
Dairy regulations extended
Dairy regulations extended
The Government is extending rules which assist dairy companies to compete with Fonterra but has promised to address criteria under which Fonterra has to supply milk to its competitors.
Better prospects for PGG-W
Better prospects for PGG-W
Rural servicing company PGG Wrightson (PGG-W) appears to have reached the bottom of the earnings cycle, and structural changes should put it on a stronger footing, according to an optimistic assessment of the company.
Marking 150 years of Taieri ploughing
Marking 150 years of Taieri ploughing
There were very practical reasons to establish annual ploughing matches on the Taieri 150 years ago, and while those reasons may not be totally relevant today, the sport still retains passionate followers.
Blue Sky to target affluent customers
Blue Sky to target affluent customers
Southland sheep meat processor Blue Sky Meats is relaunching its brands and targeting affluent customers in China and Europe, saying change is needed because the current structure of the meat industry is not sustainable.
Kiwi shoppers find Australian beef something special
Kiwi shoppers find Australian beef something special
Stone the crows, we've been eating Aussie beef.
Techion closing knowledge gap
Techion closing knowledge gap
If you ask Greg Mirams what technological revolution will lift agriculture to the next level, the Dunedin businessman will not mention a new generation of gene testing, a new cultivar or chemical.
SFF closes UK processing plant
SFF closes UK processing plant
Declining frozen sheepmeat exports to the United Kingdom have prompted Silver Fern Farms to close its processing facility in the British city of Norwich.
Row erupts over chamois harvest
Row erupts over chamois harvest
A row has broken out over who should benefit financially from hunting the alpine pest chamois.
Farm output at risk from low fertiliser use: Ravensdown
Farm output at risk from low fertiliser use: Ravensdown
New Zealand fertiliser use needs to increase further if farm productivity is to improve, according to the head of the country's largest fertiliser company.
Ballance turns horrid year around
Ballance turns horrid year around
Feriliser giant Ballance has turned around a horrible year to May 31 to record a $21 million trading profit.