Sally Rae

All eyes will be on Fonterra tomorrow as the dairy giant reveals its annual result and finalises its payout for the 2014-15 season.

''If it continues into next year, ... it's going to be ugly for a lot of people. There will be casualties eventually.''

Dave Finlay describes himself simply as ''an irrigation man''.

Adjusting mirrors might not seem a big deal. But for mining company Oceana Gold, it used to be a costly exercise.

Farmers have been urged not to be ''seduced'' by short-term gains as rumours swirl that an announcement by Silver Fern Farms of a 50-50 joint venture with a Chinese company is imminent.

The Dunedin engineering industry has been rocked by bad news this week, with one firm set to close and another reducing its working week to four days. In all of the gloom, business writer Sally Rae found some success stories.

Fleur Sculpher is a machinist at Dunedin firm Pryde Engineering, where she is also the chief operator of a substantial new piece of equipment for wheel machining.

A team from the University of Otago has taken top honours in the Marketing Association's Brand Challenge.

A shareholder group from Silver Fern Farms is calling on the company's board to urgently announce a date by the end of this week for a special meeting.

Futures contracts are pointing to a second strong price rise in this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction.

The Newlands family, of North Otago, has gone to the dogs with its latest business enterprise.

Competition is hotting up globally in the world of canola and even Guinness World Records is finally excited.

Brice Horner gets a buzz about educating others about beekeeping.

Phillip Wilcox credits time spent culling deer for the New Zealand Forest Service for his pragmatic perspective and love of the outdoors.