Diverse stakeholding makes change difficult
Diverse stakeholding makes change difficult
New Zealand's red meat industry has a large number of diverse stakeholders.
Sally Rae
Great potential in electronic drench gun
Great potential in electronic drench gun
An electronic drench gun, believed to be a world-first, has the potential to save farmers ''thousands of dollars'', the Oamaru-based company that designed it believes.
Potential seen for dairy sheep
Potential seen for dairy sheep
Making sheep a tri-use animal could ''greatly aid'' the rejuvenation of New Zealand's sheep industry, Federated Farmers meat and fibre vice-chairman Rick Powdrell says.
Red meat farmers 'on their own' to sort out sector crisis
Red meat farmers 'on their own' to sort out sector crisis
Plans for a red meat industry summit appear aborted with Meat Industry Excellence chairman John McCarthy saying farmers are ''on their own'' if they want to sort out the industry.
Consumer confidence remains high
Consumer confidence remains high
Consumer confidence remains near nine-year highs in New Zealand, with a slight drop in June due mainly to a drop in economic optimism in smaller centres and rural areas.
Good grip on safety
Good grip on safety
With a price tag of about $700,000, the Tigercat LH855 is no ordinary chainsaw.
N. Otago couple sell Angus bull for $55,000
N. Otago couple sell Angus bull for $55,000
A joint record of $55,000 in this season's bull sales has been achieved by North Otago Angus breeders Neil and Rose Sanderson.
Switch to beauty industry paying off
Switch to beauty industry paying off
Dunedin businesswoman Sian Adams believes the city could do a lot more to promote it as a place to do business. She talks to business reporter Sally Rae about her own journey in business.
Dunedin designers earn accolades for back device
Dunedin designers earn accolades for back device
Bodystance New Zealand has some ambitious targets for the future, including being a $20 million company by 2020.
Record primary sector exports
Record primary sector exports
Primary sector exports will reach record levels of $37.7 billion for the past year - about $1.3 billion more than previously forecast.
China remains key to NZ's outlook
China remains key to NZ's outlook
When it comes to the outlook for New Zealand's primary industries, China is very firmly in the spotlight.
Guaranteed milk price scheme open
Guaranteed milk price scheme open
Applications are open for Fonterra farmers to lock in a price for a percentage of their milk for the 2014-15 season.
Dairy farmers support levy in record strong vote
Dairy farmers support levy in record strong vote
Record support has been given by dairy farmers for continuing their annual milk solids levy to fund ongoing research and development, environmental work and other industry initiatives.
'Dream' job says farmers' new head
'Dream' job says farmers' new head
Graham Smith is excited about being appointed chief executive-designate of Federated Farmers, describing it as his ''dream job''.
Election outcome pondered
Election outcome pondered
Primary industry leaders are eyeing September's general election with some trepidation, concerned about the ''unknowns'' surrounding the outcome, an industry report says.
Red meat sector needs to get past survival mode: report
Red meat sector needs to get past survival mode: report
A long-term perspective on New Zealand's sheep and beef sector will enable the industry to move beyond survival mode and focus on maximising its potential - rather than ''looking jealously over the fence at dairy''.
Sector in good heart- judge
Sector in good heart- judge
After travelling 3800km in nine days, visiting 27 farms throughout New Zealand, Preston Hope is heartened by the state of the sheep industry.
First-time entrants triumph in contest
First-time entrants triumph in contest
East Otago farmers Simon and Kirstin Engelbrecht have taken top honours in the New Zealand ewe hogget competition.
Families mark a century on the land
Families mark a century on the land
Since 1905, successive generations of the Simpson family have farmed Springside at Tokarahi in North Otago.
Second-best achievement of the year so far
Second-best achievement of the year so far
Winning a New Zealand sheepdog trial title is the ''second biggest thing'' that has happened to Terry Bould this year - after getting married.