Winter grazing price may fall
Winter grazing price may fall
Winter grazing of dairy cows may not be the financial windfall many sheep farmers were hoping.
Neal Wallace
Working with environment brings dividends
Working with environment brings dividends
It made sense for Grant and Andrea Cochrane to work with the South Otago environment rather than against it.
PGGW, NZFSU shares take hits
PGGW, NZFSU shares take hits
Investors continued to cane rural servicing company PGG Wrightson yesterday, stripping a further a 23c off its share price, which closed trading last night at 59c, a drop of 54% since Monday.
NZ-Uruguay farm company struggles
NZ-Uruguay farm company struggles
The company taking New Zealand dairy farming technology to Uruguay has had its bottom line hit by plummeting dairy prices and drought, and said it was on the hunt for more capital.
Fears PGGW-SFF clinch court-bound
Fears PGGW-SFF clinch court-bound
Rural servicing company PGG Wrightson appears to be hoping an offer of a role procuring livestock will avoid court action and lessen potential compensation in its dispute with Silver Fern Farms.
SI high country fire risk is a ticking bomb
SI high country fire risk is a ticking bomb
The fire risk in the South Island high country has been likened to a ticking time bomb with the potential to create a fire with similarities to those in Victoria, Australia, farmers warn.
Renovating former RSA building
Renovating former RSA building
Dunedin businessman Grant McLauchlan is shaking off economic recession fears with plans to renovate the former RSA building in central Dunedin into commercial office space.
PGG's $10m offer spurned
PGG's $10m offer spurned
Silver Fern Farms has described as inadequate an offer of $10 million compensation from PGG Wrightson for its failure to complete a partnership last year, a clear signal of a deteriorating relationship between the Dunedin meat exporter and the national rural farm services company.
Wool simply better, grower says
Wool simply better, grower says
The perilous state of the crossbred wool industry defies logic, according to South Otago farmer Ray Girvan.
Promotion the key to wool's return
Promotion the key to wool's return
The Council of Wool Exporters and Wool Partners International may not agree on much, but there is some common ground in the view that farmers must once again fund the promotion of their beleaguered fibre.
Retirement Commissioner warns against risky investments
Retirement Commissioner warns against risky investments
Now may not the time for those relying on bank deposits for their income to start looking at risky investments.
Balclutha sheep prices strong
Balclutha sheep prices strong
The sheep market continues to show some strength, judging by sales at Omarama and Balclutha last Friday.
Fertiliser companies match each other's reductions
Fertiliser companies match each other's reductions
Fertiliser prices appear to be falling just as quickly as they soared last year.
Fonterra bond returns to be used to retire debt
Fonterra bond returns to be used to retire debt
Fonterra will use the $800 million raised from its bond issue to retire short-term debt.
Contracts indicate strong meat prices
Contracts indicate strong meat prices
Farmers appear keen to supply prime lambs under contract, rather than sell on the spot market, and new contracts for next year indicate meat prices are expected to remain strong.
Slump not as bad in South
Slump not as bad in South
Otago and Southland manufacturers appear to be faring a little better than those in other areas of New Zealand.
Moving with the times
Moving with the times
Paula Anstey has noticed a significant change in the activity of her Dunedin plastics business in the past few months, which reflects trends of the economic recession.
Shell to review New Zealand holdings
Shell to review New Zealand holdings
Oil company giant Shell has announced an ownership review of all its downstream business in New Zealand, including 230 service stations and a 36% stake in contractor Fulton Hogan.
South snubbed in funding package
South snubbed in funding package
The south fared poorly in the Government's $500 million infrastructure funding allocation announced yesterday, but community leaders are being advised all is not lost.
Unions, bosses seek ways to minimise redundancies
Unions, bosses seek ways to minimise redundancies
Unions expect "a flood" of approaches from employers seeking innovative changes to workplaces to help weather the credit crunch, but warn their benevolence will not extend to forgoing wage rises this year.