Grazing to boost weaning weights
Grazing to boost weaning weights
For many farmers, keeping lambs confined to a paddock before weaning can be an achievement.
Neal Wallace
Merino wool prices increase
Merino wool prices increase
Prices for merino wool rose sharply at last week's South Island wool sale in Christchurch, while the price for other varieties remained steady.
Port workers' slow down delays vessel
Port workers' slow down delays vessel
Industrial action by port workers yesterday delayed the departure of a container vessel from Port Chalmers, protest action a union leader said was not authorised, but likely due to anger at a dispute over shifts.
Tatua leads with payout
Tatua leads with payout
The country's two smallest dairy co-operatives provided the highest and lowest milk price payout last season.
Landcorp buys 50,000 shares
Landcorp buys 50,000 shares
The country's largest farmer has taken up its full entitlement of shares in Silver Fern Farms share exchange and rights issue.
Animosity swapped for plans at wool meeting
Animosity swapped for plans at wool meeting
Ill feeling and animosity appear to have been set aside, with a pan-industry task force to be established to try to save the crisis-stricken crossbred wool industry.
World's biggest dryer all go
World's biggest dryer all go
The first milk powder started flowing last week from the world's largest milk dryer at Fonterra's Edendale dairy factory in Southland.
SFF shareholders raise new capital
SFF shareholders raise new capital
Shareholders have so far paid $19 million in new capital for Silver Fern Farms, but changes to the constitution mean a shareholder or outside investor could meet any shortfall.
Challenge on tenure review exclusion
Challenge on tenure review exclusion
Fish and Game Otago is questioning the ability of Land Information New Zealand to invalidate some tenure review submissions on land in Central Otago's Nevis Valley earmarked for hydro-electric development.
Works claims rejected
Works claims rejected
Claims a fertiliser works being considered for Southland would receive up to $1 billion in emission subsidies and accentuate pollution problems have been described as premature.
NZ dairy model succeeds in US
NZ dairy model succeeds in US
New Zealand dairy know-how is increasingly being taken around the world - Uruguay, Russia and China to name a few but a New Zealand influenced company is proving it can also apply to the United States. Neal Wallace investigates.
Firming of Fonterra vital for NZ
Firming of Fonterra vital for NZ
Last week was a good week for Fonterra, but in the interests of the New Zealand economy, it had to be.
Praise for merino sale offering
Praise for merino sale offering
Prices rose marginally at last week's sale of New Zealand merino wool in Melbourne, boosted by the high quality of the wool offered.
Release trial for weevil wasps
Release trial for weevil wasps
A biological control for clover root weevil will be released at Clinton later this year using a new system.
Second wool levy vote expected
Second wool levy vote expected
A second wool levy vote and the return of a Wool Board-type structure are some of the options likely to be aired at this week's industry meeting, which has been called by Agriculture Minister David Carter.
Forestry exporters boosted by Chinese demand for logs
Forestry exporters boosted by Chinese demand for logs
Soaring log prices have given forestry exporters a badly needed boost after several years of low prices and narrow margins.
$1.5 billion project mooted
$1.5 billion project mooted
State-owned coal miner Solid Energy and southern fertiliser co-operative Ravensdown will investigate building a $1.5 billion urea fertiliser plant near Gore to make use of the area's vast reserves of lignite and potentially create 500 jobs.
Fonterra weathers downturn well
Fonterra weathers downturn well
A strong performance in the second half of the financial year allowed Fonterra to pay farmers its forecast $5.20 a kg milk solids, reduce debt and strengthen its balance sheet.
Fonterra announces better prices for farmers
Fonterra announces better prices for farmers
Dairy farmers received some positive news yesterday.
Community focus to new Taieri plan
Community focus to new Taieri plan
A new approach to managing the upper Taieri River catchment has removed the confrontation and conflict between the various interest groups.