Sally Rae

Beef and pork are expected to be the strongest contributors to expected global animal protein expansion next year, a new industry report from Rabobank says.

Girl power is on the loose at Dunedin-based global games developer and publisher Runaway.

Most dairy farms are expected to be profitable in the 2017-18 season, the Reserve Bank’s latest Financial Stability Report says.

The Ministry for Primary Industries has scotched suggestions in the farming community that cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis survives in soil for years.

Synlait Milk co-founder John Penno will step down as chief executive of the company in the next 12 months.

Dunedin-based tech company Bison Group is featuring at a major exhibition and conference in Amsterdam this week.

Small-scale forest owners are being encouraged to check what local timber processors can offer before they sell their woodlots.

South-African born Trevor McIntyre arrived in Dunedin via Ireland - and he's decided the city is now home.

New Zealand's dairy cow herd might be shrinking but it is still pumping out record milk volumes.

Wools of New Zealand's chairman and chief executive say they are satisfied with the company's performance for 2016-17 amid ''challenging market conditions''.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Big Day Out — Farming Without Boundaries — was held at Matakanui Station, near Omakau, last week. Agribusiness reporter Sally Rae went along for a look.

The rise of alternative proteins needs to be kept in perspective,  Rabobank animal proteins and sustainability analyst Blake Holgate says.

Irrigation, when carefully managed, is a "great boon" to the environment, Environmental Protection Authority chief scientist Dr Jacqueline Rowarth says.

Alliance Group has doubled its operating profit for the year to September 30 but chief executive David Surveyor says the company still needs to "run faster".

Eldon Donaldson has always loved boats — but he doesn’t have one.

"A truly inspiring story'' is how judges described this year's NZI supreme Enterprising Rural Women Award winner Debra Cruickshank.

It has been a bit of a tight squeeze at Allpress Dunedin.

Watching the volume of wool growing for Lanaco’s healthcare products and seeing lambs being born from specifically bred genetics is a ‘‘dream come true’’ for Nick Davenport.

‘‘Not a bad show’’ is how Will Gibson dryly describes his family’s record-setting feats at last week’s Canterbury A&P Show in Christchurch.

New Zealand beef exporters will be watching to see how well Chinese demand is able to absorb a supply increase from Australia.