Signs for meat positive
Signs for meat positive
Two forecasts predict the golden run for meat prices to continue for another couple of years.
Neal Wallace
Emissions exemption mooted for agriculture
Emissions exemption mooted for agriculture
Agriculture should be exempt from an emissions trading scheme until the cost of measuring its emissions becomes more cost effective, according to a new report.
Warehouses still for sale
Warehouses still for sale
One of Dunedin's larger industrial sites remains on the market.
Signs of rallying despite figures
Signs of rallying despite figures
The price of Otago farms slipped sharply in the three months to May, and with the median price a massive $1 million less than for the corresponding time a year ago.
2011 start for milk setup
2011 start for milk setup
Fonterra may have forced a change to its name, but backers of a new milk processing company planned for Glenavy say they are on track for a 2011 start.
Service sector hurting,business index shows
Service sector hurting,business index shows
The economic slowdown hit the Otago-Southland services sector in May, evidenced by a sharp drop in the BNZ Capital-Business NZ Performance of Services Index.
Botry Zen reports loss despite rise in sales
Botry Zen reports loss despite rise in sales
Biotechnology company Botry Zen has reported a $1.7 million loss for the year to March 31.
Eco-friendly way of farming
Eco-friendly way of farming
Stephen and Rhonda Korteweg are never satisfied.
More use of covenants pledged to protect best landscape
More use of covenants pledged to protect best landscape
The Government is proposing a greater use of covenants to protect environmentally significant areas of the South Island high country.
Princely sum paid for golden bull
Princely sum paid for golden bull
The second highest price paid at auction for a southern bull this season was paid in Oamaru last week.
Equity rally 'unsustainable', investment advisers warn
Equity rally 'unsustainable', investment advisers warn
Cameron Watson
Chief investment officer Cameron Watson said the sharp rally in equity markets was unsustainable given the "subdued economic reality".
Return to core values advised
Return to core values advised
Investors are rethinking their strategies after two decades of excesses, but a financial planner warns government priming of economies could create fish hooks for future generations.
SFF lifts six-month debt-equity ratio forecast from 41% to 50%
SFF lifts six-month debt-equity ratio forecast from 41% to 50%
Silver Fern Farms has forecast an improved debt-equity ratio by the end of this financial year, lifting it from an initial forecast of 41% to 50%.
Fewer visitors but profit up for tourist operator
Fewer visitors but profit up for tourist operator
Queenstown tourist operator Skyline has weathered a slowdown in visitor numbers to record an improved annual profit before tax of $24.2 million, compared with a $23.4 million profit a year earlier.
Price of fertiliser pushes costs up
Price of fertiliser pushes costs up
Soaring fertiliser costs helped push up sheep and beef farm costs by 7.6% in the year to March 2009, the second largest increase since 1986-87.
Boon to NZ dairy unlikely
Boon to NZ dairy unlikely
New Zealand dairy farmers are unlikely to experience a windfall following the collapse of a major dairy co-operative in the United Kingdom.
Sales fail as land prices fall
Sales fail as land prices fall
Some farm-sale agreements are not settling as land prices continue to fall and lenders tighten up credit.
Wet May heralds long, boggy winter
Wet May heralds long, boggy winter
Otago farmers are hunkering down for what some expect to be a long, wet winter.
NZX setting up trade in milk futures
NZX setting up trade in milk futures
A whole-milk powder futures market is to be established by the NZX, expanding the stock exchange's reach into the agriculture sector.
YFC leader stands down
YFC leader stands down
Steve Belton is stepping down from the national board of New Zealand Young Farmers at a time when the organisation's future is looking rosy.