Irrigation’s potential for benefit chain highlighted
Strath Taieri is a traditional farming district, best known for sheep and beef cattle. But an irrigation proposal being mooted has the potential to see it diversify into other areas, including...
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Farmer pessimism outweighs optimism
Farmer pessimism outweighs optimism
New Zealand farmer confidence may have rebounded as concerns about Covid-19 ease but it still remains deep in negative territory.
Petition calls on Govt to use more wool
Petition calls on Govt to use more wool
Amy Blaikie admits she has stepped well outside her comfort zone.
Pair making essential oil from wilding conifers
Pair making essential oil from wilding conifers
When it comes to wilding conifers, Mathurin Molgat no longer refers to them as "pest trees" — preferring to adopt the slogan of "right tree, wrong place".
Red meat opportunities ‘if we’re quick enough’
Red meat opportunities ‘if we’re quick enough’
The Covid-19 situation has provided opportunities for New Zealand’s red meat sector to capitalise on — "if we’re quick enough".
Red meat opportunities ‘if we’re quick enough’
Red meat opportunities ‘if we’re quick enough’
The Covid-19 situation has provided opportunities for New Zealand’s red meat sector to capitalise on — "if we’re quick enough".
Pair making essential oil from wilding conifers
Pair making essential oil from wilding conifers
When it comes to wilding conifers, Mathurin Molgat no longer refers to them as "pest trees" — preferring to adopt the slogan of "right tree, wrong place".
Tuapeka Gold to cut jobs
Tuapeka Gold to cut jobs
Up to 110 redundancies are expected at Tuapeka Gold Print as the impact of Covid-19 abruptly changes the Dunedin company’s outlook for the immediate future.
Taking stock of worries, needs
Taking stock of worries, needs
An Otago Chamber of Commerce-Allied Press survey has taken the pulse of businesses in the region as they deal with the impact of Covid-19. Sally Rae and Jacob McSweeny report.
Glitz, glam, ideas brought home from abroad
Glitz, glam, ideas brought home from abroad
She has dressed global superstars like Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce and brides around the world.
Gloomy forecast for Otago region
Gloomy forecast for Otago region
Otago has been singled out as New Zealand’s hardest-hit region in the coming recession — and possibly the slowest to recover.
US approval for Cxbladder
US approval for Cxbladder
One of the largest non-profit healthcare providers in the United States has approved commercial use of Pacific Edge’s Cxbladder cancer diagnostic kits.
Milk price forecast bumped up
Milk price forecast bumped up
Westpac has bumped up its 2020-21 farmgate milk price forecast by 20c to $6.50, saying Covid-19’s impact on global dairy prices had not been as severe as first feared.
Smart collar informs better breeding
Smart collar informs better breeding
A Sheep "collar" device that measures the maternal performance of livestock has been described as a "game-changer" for improving mothering ability, productivity and welfare in the sheep industry.
Smart collar informs better breeding
Smart collar informs better breeding
A sheep "collar" device that measures the maternal performance of livestock has been described as a "game-changer" for improving mothering ability, productivity and welfare in the sheep industry.
Tough road ahead for wool: report
Tough road ahead for wool: report
The costs incurred in shearing crossbred sheep are starting to seriously impede the profitability of sheep farming, ANZ’s latest Agri Focus report says.
Celebrity chef’s dream realised
Celebrity chef’s dream realised
Celebrity chef and cookbook author Nadia Lim has traded city life for the Central Otago countryside. She talks to Sally Rae about her new life and latest projects.
Dunedin employment initiative expanding
Dunedin employment initiative expanding
Youth Employment Success — the youth employment initiative developed in Dunedin in 2016 — is expanding.
Tenancy Act changes too late to be of help
Tenancy Act changes too late to be of help
Association Housing Minister Kris Faafoi says it is not possible for the Government to make further immediate legislative changes to the Residential Tenancies Act to solve the issue of farm workers...
Woollen face masks in worldwide demand
Woollen face masks in worldwide demand
A company that uses New Zealand wool to create face masks says it cannot keep up with global demand.