No effect on price paid by shopper
No effect on price paid by shopper
A trebling in the price farmers received for lamb did not necessarily translate into a similar increase in retail prices.
Neal Wallace
Financial markets tread water
Financial markets tread water
New Zealand financial markets were treading water yesterday waiting for United States reaction to its Government's $NZ1 trillion rescue of the ailing US finance sector.
Programme to lift lamb prices starts
Programme to lift lamb prices starts
Federated Farmers is today launching a programme to lift average returns for prime lambs to $150 a head within five years.
Farmers in High Court
Farmers in High Court
High-country farmers are finally getting their day in court.
PGG Wrightson book build successful
PGG Wrightson book build successful
Shares in rural servicing company PGG Wrightson (PGG-W) marginally regained some lost ground yesterday after it announced the successful raising of $78 million in new capital to part fund its new partnership with meat company Silver Fern Farms.
US economy carries most clout
US economy carries most clout
Size does matter, and when it comes to economic heavyweights, the United States heads the pack.
Prospects good but volatile returns destabilise deer farming
Prospects good but volatile returns destabilise deer farming
Doug Maxwell has seen it all before and he hopes this time is not a repeat.
Positive outlook in high venison price
Positive outlook in high venison price
Venison prices are inching closer to the $10 a kg mark, last reached in 2001, but farming leaders say the industry today is vastly different from the one which collapsed soon after scaling those unsustainable heights.
Fonterra forecast still above average: economist
Fonterra forecast still above average: economist
Fonterra's lower-than- expected milk solids forecast payout for next season was still well above the long-term average, a banking leader said yesterday.
Transgenic herds limited
Transgenic herds limited
Dairy farmers were unlikely to run herds of hundreds of transgenic cows, as small numbers would supply most of the genetically modified material required by pharmaceutical companies, AgResearch said this week.
Industry risks fragmentation
Industry risks fragmentation
The deer industry is at risk of fragmenting, with the number of exporters increasing from four to nine in seven years, the head of the country's largest meat company says.
Fonterra prepares for a difficult year
Fonterra prepares for a difficult year
Fonterra is preparing for difficult times ahead by retaining 24c a kg of milk solids from last season's record payout, to strengthen its balance sheet.
End of family ownership for Patersons Realty
End of family ownership for Patersons Realty
Specialist Otago rural real-estate company Southern Wide SRM Realty has expanded into the residential market by buying Patersons Realty Ltd.
SFF downgraded by sharebroker
SFF downgraded by sharebroker
The absence of industry consolidation in tandem with PGG-Wrightson's $220 million stake in Silver Fern Farms, has prompted one broker to downgrade from hold to reduce shares in the rural serving company.
Botry-Zen back in production
Botry-Zen back in production
Dunedin biotechnology company Botry-Zen has a new chairman, board and cornerstone shareholder and says production problems have largely been resolved.
Phosphate could be farmers' gold
Phosphate could be farmers' gold
Reopening a historic phosphate resource in South Otago could provide farmers with relief from soaring fertiliser prices and underpin 20 years of agricultural growth.
Maaaaarvelous weather for lambs
Maaaaarvelous weather for lambs
Spring appears to have arrived just in time for lambing.
GM pasture varieties hold export potential
GM pasture varieties hold export potential
New transgenic pasture varieties developed in New Zealand to help farmers cope with climate change could end up being sold to overseas farmers.
ETS implications baffle industry
ETS implications baffle industry
The implications of the emission trading scheme on agriculture continues to confuse and baffle sector leaders.
Support for Fonterra on tainted milk
Support for Fonterra on tainted milk
Shareholders are asking the Fonterra board to re-evaluate its 43% stake in beleaguered Chinese dairy company Sanlu, but appear to support its handling of the contaminated milk issue.