Neal Wallace

The Australian sheep industry has caught New Zealand napping by a requirement that from January 1 all sheep be tagged before leaving their farm of birth.

South Island dairy cow production has overtaken that of the North Island.

Fonterra's purchase of Fisher and Paykel's North Taieri site has led to inquiries for industrial-zoned land from companies which will service the dairy-product warehouse replacing the whiteware factory.

Shares in related agribusiness stocks PGG Wrightson and New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay took a hiding yesterday, after both companies revised earnings forecasts downwards for the current year.

Southern Tbfree leaders have pledged their support to the Animal Health Board's changes to vector control, but harbour some concerns at the loss of local ownership and knowledge.

Farming leaders claim the two best candidates to manage the southern South Island vector control programme were overlooked by the Animal Health Board.

Five Dunedin people will be losing their jobs with news yesterday Wizard Home Loans was being closed by its owner, GE Money, due to the global economic crisis.

Otago was the only region to experience a decline in early pre-Christmas purchasing, with consumers spending $1 million less than last year, according to the electronic transaction company Paymark eftpos.

New Zealand's clean and green status could help address our burgeoning greenhouse gas emissions problem. Agribusiness Editor Neal Wallace reports that research could confirm that the conservation estate could bridge the gap between our permitted and actual greenhouse gas emissions.

Gurney tells of battles with his inner-demons on his journey to success.

AgResearch chief executive Andy West is confident public funding of reproduction research will be fully restored, saying there were still plenty of gains to be made for farming.

Farmers risk becoming isolated because of their continued opposition to a national animal identification and traceability scheme.