Sally Rae

Sheep and beef farm income increased dramatically last year, with a 75% increase in profit before tax compared with the previous year.

Recent research on possum control is being applied to rabbits.

Steve Silvey enjoys making a difference. Mr Silvey, who started work this week as chief executive of Dunedin's Upstart Business Incubator, is excited about his new role.

Nicola Smith has come a long way from the days of working from the laundry of her Invercargill home.

Let your food be nude.

PGG Wrightson has recorded a net loss after tax of $30.7 million for the year ended June - a year which the rural services company has described as "defining".

The first of the season's fine wool sales will be held in Christchurch on Thursday, with the quality of the clip described as "absolutely outstanding".

Marcus Hoefliger is a young man with a passion for entrepreneurship.

Newly elected New Zealand Pork chairman Ian Carter is keen to see better promotion of the pork industry to all New Zealanders.

Since Ecobulbs were launched in October 2004, more than half the homes in New Zealand have bought the innovative light bulb, the brainchild of Christchurch-based company Energy Mad. Now the company is moving into the next phase of its growth, as Sally Rae reports.

Fonterra's decision to halve the number of organic farmer suppliers in the North Island because of financial losses in the organics market has been described as a "bolt out of the blue".