Eyes on lamb price as supply falls
Eyes on lamb price as supply falls
Time will tell which "fork in the road'' lamb prices will take over the coming months, ASB rural economist Nathan Penny says.
Sally Rae
Alliance taking NZ produce to the world
Alliance taking NZ produce to the world
Alliance Group is looking at how to "take a New Zealand Inc story to the world''.
Dunedin firm Timely finalist in national awards
Dunedin firm Timely finalist in national awards
Recognition keeps coming for Dunedin company Timely, which offers a cloud-based appointment management system for businesses scheduling staff and services.
Ravensdown scholarship winner
Ravensdown scholarship winner
East Otago teenager Lucy Bell is the latest recipient of the Hugh Williams Ravensdown Memorial university scholarship.
Synlait formula boost possible
Synlait formula boost possible
Synlait is exploring the possibility of accelerating investment in its processing capability to meet burgeoning demand for canned infant formula.
Farmer confidence hits 10-year low
Farmer confidence hits 10-year low
Farmer confidence in New Zealand has hit a near 10-year low, driven by concern over falling commodity prices.
Westland Milk Products drops forecast payout
Westland Milk Products drops forecast payout
Westland Milk Products has dropped its forecast payout to $3.90-$4 for the 2015-16 season.
Farmers reject remits from MIE
Farmers reject remits from MIE
Farmers have rejected two remits put forward by Meat Industry Excellence to Beef + Lamb New Zealand's annual meeting.
Low dairy prices possible risk to financial stability
Low dairy prices possible risk to financial stability
Financial stability, rather than economic growth, might be the biggest risk from low dairy prices, a HSBC report says.
'A cool bit of science'
'A cool bit of science'
AgResearch scientist Sara Edwards is on a quest to help find out why the reproductive performance of hoggets is so poor.
Some fish-hooks in planning project
Some fish-hooks in planning project
Graham Lee is hooked on his latest venture.
Resources to back up health and safety laws
Resources to back up health and safety laws
Helping people through the "demystification'' of health and safety is not about having endless ring binders on the shelf gathering dust, WorkSafe chief executive Gordon MacDonald says.
Designers inspired by woolly thinking
Designers inspired by woolly thinking
Penny Ronald has been doing a lot of woolly thinking lately.
Fonterra to help farmers with early dividends
Fonterra to help farmers with early dividends
Fonterra has signalled early dividend payments to help support cash-strapped farmers, while also announcing much improved half-year profit results.
Cool times in Otago for adventurous Aussie women
Cool times in Otago for adventurous Aussie women
For a group of Australian women cycling the Otago Central Rail Trail recently, it was a case of out of the oven and into the fridge.
Time for NZ meat industry to 'move on'
Time for NZ meat industry to 'move on'
Zealand's red meat sector will never achieve greatness if it continues to "fight and argue'', Beef + Lamb New Zealand chairman James Parsons says.
Perendale wins Glammies
Perendale wins Glammies
Winning the Glammies with their Perendale lamb entry was a "huge thrill'' for the Gardyne family from the Ida Valley.
Hammerhead dives into world of flavour
Hammerhead dives into world of flavour
Darcy Schack has added some spice to his life, writes Sally Rae.
Sun shines on first of field days
Sun shines on first of field days
Falling dairy payouts and lamb prices took a back seat yesterday, judging by the mood at the Southern Field Days at Waimumu.
Milk price here for rest of 2016
Milk price here for rest of 2016
Hopes of a rise in global dairy prices were dashed this week with a 2.9% overall fall in the GlobalDairyTrade auction.