The commitment of Elders Primary Wool to industry reform is being questioned after the collapse of merger talks between farmer part-owners of the company and Wool Partners International.
Talley's appears to be seeking greater control of Affco's dairy processing assets with its surprise buy-out of fellow shareholder Toocooya Nominees.
Many of the 135 meat workers who would lose their jobs with the expected closure of Silver Fern Farms Canterbury lamb cutting plant in Christchurch, worked only six weeks this season.
A new method of setting rents on Crown-owned pastoral lease farms, based on their earning capacity, would honour existing property rights and existing contracts with lessees, high country farmers were told yesterday.
Conservationists may cringe at the environmental impact of lignite, but Solid Energy has found a truly "green" use for at least some of the energy resource.
Dunedin-based consultancy and new venture development company, AbacusBio, has a new managing director.
Farmers are not convinced the Government's latest public walking access proposals will be as trouble-free as officials portray.
David Wilson's young stock have for a third time been voted the best in the South Island.
The growing economic significance of dairy farming in the Clutha District has been highlighted in agricultural statistics prepared by the Clutha Agricultural Development Board.
Implementation of the national animal identification and tracing scheme may be 17 months away, but farmers are being advised to start preparing.
The goose could finally be cooked.
The weather gods have conspired against sheep farmers keen to finally enjoy some prosperity from higher wool prices as the exchange rate against the United States dollar falls to its lowest level in 10 months.
Fonterra will from September double the frequency of its global DairyTrade internet auction to twice a month while also expanding the range of products offered.
Taieri farmer Mike Lord has no plans for a career change to politician - but it may never be an option given the lack of any obvious farmer support for a proposed Country Party.
A second credit downgrade for Allied Nationwide Finance in three months has been described as disappointing by the firm's chief executive, John Mallon.
The forestry industry has shrugged off a difficult few years and is enjoying a golden period driven by demand for logs and international buyer rejection of unsustainably or illegally harvested trees.
This month's vote on whether to allow Fonterra shareholders to trade shares between themselves is about more than convenience.
Fonterra shareholders could be suffering from capital restructuring fatigue, co-operative chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden says.
Wool prices again defied unfavourable exchange rate movements, rising by up to 6% at last week's combined North and South Island sales.
Motorists on back-country roads in recent weeks may have found themselves in the thick of something of a New Zealand rural tradition.
