Milk price forecast falls 50c
Milk price forecast falls 50c
BNZ has sliced another 50c off its 2015-16 milk price forecast, saying $3.80 represents its best estimate of the middle of ''a very wide range of potential outcomes''.
Sally Rae
SFF predicts debt down to $150m-$180m by end of September
SFF predicts debt down to $150m-$180m by end of September
Silver Fern Farms expects to have reduced its debt to between $150million and $180million by the end of the September financial year, down from $289million last year.
Family tips contribute to success in judging
Family tips contribute to success in judging
Stud sheep breeding is in Ben Sutherland's blood.
Fonterra Shareholders Council head replaced
Fonterra Shareholders Council head replaced
Otorohanga dairy farmer Duncan Coull is the new chairman of the Fonterra Shareholders Council.
Demand for beef up as lamb exports fall
Demand for beef up as lamb exports fall
Reduced demand from China has seen New Zealand lamb exports drop 4% in the nine months to June.
Farmers' workshop series
Farmers' workshop series
A series of workshops in Otago and Southland this month is aimed at helping farmers meet their environmental obligations under the national policy statement for freshwater management.
Milk price forecasts plunge
Milk price forecasts plunge
Banks are predicting a lower dairy payout this season than last after another horror result in this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction.
Work for breed recognised
Work for breed recognised
James Robertson's lengthy involvement with Holstein Friesian New Zealand has been acknowledged.
Merino school jersey success
Merino school jersey success
With a passion for New Zealand wool, it was only natural that Banks Peninsula farmers Carl and Tori Uren dressed their four young children in merino clothing.
$7.3 million for pasture project
$7.3 million for pasture project
An agricultural research partnership aimed at improving pasture grasses and lifting the performance of livestock farming has been boosted by a $7.3 million government investment.
Filling the good governance gap
Filling the good governance gap
New Zealand might have some of the most innovative approaches to agribusiness in the world but it has a ''glaring gap'' when it comes to innovation in governance in the sector, Institute of Directors acting chief executive Simon Arcus says.
Dairy NZ offers pointers
Dairy NZ offers pointers
In-depth budgets from top-performing dairy farms have been pulled together in an online resource to help struggling farmers cope with lower milk prices.
Hopes new merino range will revive carpet sales
Hopes new merino range will revive carpet sales
The launch of a new mid-micron wool carpet range will ''breathe new life'' into the wool carpet sector, the New Zealand Merino Company believes.
More success for local beef breeders
More success for local beef breeders
Outram Limousin breeders Rob and Jean Johnstone have done it again.
Rural ambassador cuts straight furrow
Rural ambassador cuts straight furrow
Next year is shaping up to be a big year for Tryphena Carter.
Getting connected on the slopes
Getting connected on the slopes
What do you get when you cross software with snow?
Posthumous award for sheep efforts
Posthumous award for sheep efforts
Errol Holgate's contribution to the sheep industry was recognised at the Beef and Lamb New Zealand sheep industry awards in Invercargill last week.
Grazing of lupins investigated
Grazing of lupins investigated
Grazing of Russell lupins in the high country has ''plenty of scope'' in the right areas, New Zealand Merino Company production science project leader Mark Ferguson believes.
Dream fulfilled helping others
Dream fulfilled helping others
Deborah Manning's ''a-ha'' moment came while reading the newspaper.
Little new information, SFF says
Little new information, SFF says
Silver Fern Farms says it has reviewed in detail ''a number of times'' the costs and benefits of industry consolidation, including those related to a potential merger with Alliance Group.