Sally Rae

Dairy farmer and businessman Pete Morrison has been appointed chairman of Westland Milk Products.

When Cory Richards was working in recruitment in Sydney, he would leave home at 7am and return at 7pm.

Lamb prices bucked their normal trend of declining in February, instead rising 10c a kg over the month.

Working in a co-operative, and drinking copious cups of tea, have made business viable for a pair of Dunedin ceramicists, reports Sally Rae.

South Island listed firms collectively tumbled 5.2%, or just over $1billion, in market capitalisation in the December quarter.

Lucas Smith may have been the worst shepherd ever to set foot on Simons Hill Station but the experience proved  life-changing.

Dunedin-based Blake Holgate has been appointed by Rabobank to head up its research and analysis of New Zealand’s animal proteins sector.

A new report on the dairy industry’s economic contribution to New Zealand is a "timely reminder" of how important it is, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says.

Inaugural on-farm merino sales in Central Otago last week have been called  a success.

Fonterra has left its forecast farm-gate milk price unchanged at $6 for the 2016-17 season.

Dairy prices fell 3.2% in this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction. The expected drop was driven by better-than-expected New Zealand summer production.

The geep might have been a sheep but an odd-looking animal found on the Taieri a few years ago helped spur some interesting research.

The World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships proved an ideal forum to seek feedback on a new online resource for shearing contractors and farmers.

It might still be early days but Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton is confident of an improved financial performance this year.

There is no denying health and safety is a big issue in workplaces.

The 2016-17 season average lamb price is shaping up to be a bit over $5 per kg, economists predict.

Veteran American blade shearer Kevin Ford attributes good nutrition and working hard for his career longevity.

When Enkhnasan Chuluunbaatar began learning how to shear a sheep, it was a two-fold challenge.