Bumper crop season
Bumper crop season
Excellent crop yields are being achieved by Biodiesel New Zealand's farmer suppliers this season, with about half the 2012 autumn oilseed rape crop harvested.
Sally Rae
KiwiNet expertise database lauded
KiwiNet expertise database lauded
KiwiNet has launched an online innovation database which will enable businesses, entrepreneurs and investors globally to view a diverse range of technologies and expertise in New Zealand's research organisations.
Service sector activity mixed
Service sector activity mixed
The service sector returned to a a more subdued level of expansion in December, the latest BNZ-BusinessNZ performance of services index shows.
Reserve bank governor stepping down
Reserve bank governor stepping down
Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard will step down from the role in September.
Government could have faced lawsuit
Government could have faced lawsuit
The New Zealand Government could have faced an international law suit for breaching its free trade agreement with China if it had declined the Shanghai Pengxin purchase of the Crafar farms, University of Auckland law professor Jane Kelsey believes.
Juniors catered for at rodeo
Juniors catered for at rodeo
There will be a whole lot of hopping going on at the Southern Wide Tough Enough To Wear Pink rodeo at Waikouaiti on Saturday.
Positive outlook for cattle markets
Positive outlook for cattle markets
Rabobank is predicting continued strength in cattle markets globally this year, with the potential for "double-digit" gains again.
Winners hosting field day
Winners hosting field day
The 2011 Lincoln University Foundation South Island Farmer of the Year winners, Raymond and Adrienne Bowan, will host a field day on their South Canterbury property in March.
Aorangi winner gains experience
Aorangi winner gains experience
It was a baptism of fire for university student Caleb Strowger when he took part in his first regional final of the National Bank Young Farmer Contest last year.
Who's creaming it?
Who's creaming it?
None of the proposed changes to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act will reduce the retail price of milk, Federated Farmers dairy chairman Willy Leferink says.
Flying the flag for lucerne
Flying the flag for lucerne
Prof Derrick Moot is unashamedly a champion of lucerne.
Waitaki wine praised
Waitaki wine praised
In the tiny wine-producing region of the Waitaki Valley, there is no place for anything but excellence and "that's a wonderful challenge", Jim Jerram says.
NZ wine exports grow 9.5%, bottled-wine price holds steady
NZ wine exports grow 9.5%, bottled-wine price holds steady
New Zealand wine continues to find favour in overseas markets, with export volumes up 9.5% to 131 million litres in the 10 months to October last year.
South again top for manufacturing performance
South again top for manufacturing performance
Otago-Southland manufacturers are leading the way nationally for the fifth consecutive month in the latest BNZ-BusinessNZ performance in manufacturing index.
Federated Farmers criticises proposed dairy industry changes
Federated Farmers criticises proposed dairy industry changes
Farmers did not create Fonterra "to kill it off by a thousand competitive cuts", Federated Farmers dairy chairman Willy Leferink said, referring to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's latest discussion document which lays out proposed changes involving the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) and the raw milk regulations.
Optimism the word in wool sector
Optimism the word in wool sector
There is room for long-term optimism for the New Zealand wool industry, despite softening prices, PGG Wrightson Wool general manager Cedric Bayly says.
Fonterra says proposals will milk NZ
Fonterra says proposals will milk NZ
Dairy giant Fonterra has attacked proposed changes to raw milk regulations, saying profits will head overseas and it will hinder rather than help New Zealanders get access to affordable milk.
Quakes make time really fly
Quakes make time really fly
Outram watchmaker Jim Hay feels for his colleagues in the trade in Christchurch.
President enjoys involvement
President enjoys involvement
Chris Steele was about 10 when he first started helping in the sheep pens at the Maniototo A and P Association's show.
Investors switch off Energy Mad
Investors switch off Energy Mad
Energy Mad, which listed on NZX in October, has slashed its full-year earnings forecast from $3.5 million to about $1.1 million.