Bad news on way with latest economic data
Bad news on way with latest economic data
A flurry of economic data out this week is expected to show a marked decline in the health of New Zealand's economy.
Neal Wallace
Fonterra bond issue boost for markets
Fonterra bond issue boost for markets
Do not underestimate the feel-good factor for finance markets of news last week of the massive oversubscription of Fonterra bonds.
Weevil here to munch South Otago's clover
Weevil here to munch South Otago's clover
A clover-killing weevil with the potential to cost agriculture $300 million in lost production has been found in South Otago.
Ewes fetching up to $194 apiece this year
Ewes fetching up to $194 apiece this year
In 30 years as a stock agent, PGG Wrightson Dunedin livestock manager Andrew Kelleher has never seen prime ewes sell for $80 as they did at Allanton last Tuesday.
High deer kill means fewer next year
High deer kill means fewer next year
A higher than expected deer kill this season could mean processors next year have just half the number of deer they had two years ago.
Boom or bust curse of farmers
Boom or bust curse of farmers
How quickly things can change. Lamb is back in vogue and questions are being asked about the performance of the dairy industry.
Fonterra bonds sell well
Fonterra bonds sell well
Investor interest in Fonterra bonds has been such that there will be no public pool.
Fertiliser companies in price war
Fertiliser companies in price war
A contest of price-cutting seems to be developing between the country's two largest fertiliser co-operatives.
Improved prices due more to luck than design
Improved prices due more to luck than design
Owen Johnston's faith in the sheep meat industry has been partially restored, with lamb prices 50% higher than last year.
Blis seeks funds, eyes Edinburgh as major shareholder
Blis seeks funds, eyes Edinburgh as major shareholder
Blis Technologies is pushing ahead with a new round of capital raising, and will seek shareholder support for a $3 million renounceable pro-rata rights issue which could result in a new majority shareholder.
Fonterra bonds will be attractive to investors: adviser
Fonterra bonds will be attractive to investors: adviser
Investors are likely to find Fonterra's bond interest rate offer of at least 7.75% an attractive one, according to Forsyth Barr investment adviser Peter Young.
Subsidies bad news: report
Subsidies bad news: report
The return of European Union export subsidies for dairy products could accentuate the recession should it provoke a transatlantic trade war and tit-for-tat protectionist policies, a report warns.
Wool deal with biggest carpet seller
Wool deal with biggest carpet seller
Leading wool broker and exporter hopes a supply contract with the world's largest carpet retailer will make amends for the absence for more than a decade of wool promotion, while also addressing plummeting wool prices.
PGG introduces stock auction online
PGG introduces stock auction online
A new Internet-based livestock auction system launched by PGG Wrightson yesterday was expected to be profitable within 18 months.
Genomic tool aids sheep selection
Genomic tool aids sheep selection
International research involving AgResearch Invermay scientist John McEwan and the University of Otago has resulted in the development of a genomic tool which will speed up the selection of sheep based on genetic traits.
Johnes disease resilience critical factor for deer herds
Johnes disease resilience critical factor for deer herds
Peel Forest Estate, a South Canterbury deer stud, is marketing stags from a programme designed to select for resilience to Johnes disease, a wasting illness closely related to tuberculosis.
The way of the future wins award
The way of the future wins award
Colin and Stefan Mavor would not say it, but the way they run their North Otago farm could be a blueprint for the way livestock farmers have to operate in the future.
Dairy borrowing doubles
Dairy borrowing doubles
Dairy farmers have more than doubled their borrowing in the past nine years but rising asset prices mean the debt-to-asset ratio remained steady.
Partial float no longer option for Fonterra
Partial float no longer option for Fonterra
Fonterra is looking again at its capital structure but will take a more cautious line having learnt from mistakes it made in its failed 2006-07 proposal.
Melamine policy was clear: Ferrier
Melamine policy was clear: Ferrier
Fonterra told its Chinese subsidiary Sanlu that it should not handle any milk with melamine, chief executive Andrew Ferrier said yesterday.