Fonterra faces challengers
Fonterra faces challengers
Fonterra's position as the world's largest dairy exporter is under threat unless the company continues to grow.
Neal Wallace
Tallow price reaches 30-year high
Tallow price reaches 30-year high
The price of tallow, a meat industry by-product, has doubled in the past year on the back of soaring demand for biofuel ingredients.
Bluff service not viewed as threat to Port Otago
Bluff service not viewed as threat to Port Otago
Port Otago says news South Port has secured a new weekly shipping service through Bluff will not have a significant impact on its business.
Employee confidence takes a blow
Employee confidence takes a blow
An employee confidence survey has recorded its sharpest fall in four years, but optimists still outnumber pessimists.
Business prospects weak for year
Business prospects weak for year
Confidence has plummeted across all five business groups surveyed by the National Bank, with 58% of firms now expecting economic conditions to deteriorate in the coming year.
Fair wind for southern wind farming
Fair wind for southern wind farming
Buoyed by promising feasibility results, NZ Windfarms has upped its shareholding in potential Otago wind farm developer Windpower Maungatua to 50%.
Fonterra in mood for expansion
Fonterra in mood for expansion
Fonterra's official line may be to not comment on whether it wants to buy Australian company Dairy Farmers, but its business strategy suggests it will be a serious contender.
Plastic thinking: kayak to nanotech'
Plastic thinking: kayak to nanotech'
The leap from kayak design to biochemistry may not be as great as first imagined.
PPCS fighting `dinosaur' reputation
PPCS fighting `dinosaur' reputation
The meat industry has been accused of being archaic, but PPCS recently revealed how the sector was changing and was being forced to change.
Costs lure NZ farmers across ditch
Costs lure NZ farmers across ditch
Lower land prices in Australia could see more New Zealand farmers head over the ditch.
Few likely to seek support payments
Few likely to seek support payments
Few Otago farming families are likely to seek the Government support payments available to those in drought-hit areas.
DairyNZ warning on ryegrass
DairyNZ warning on ryegrass
The dairy industry is warning that AgResearch's heavily promoted AR37 endophyte ryegrass could result in lower milk production in summer and autumn.
House prices may fall by up to 10%
House prices may fall by up to 10%
House prices could fall by up to 10% this year, improving affordability and providing a boost to new home construction.
Dairy boom helping country's prospects
Dairy boom helping country's prospects
Economic data out this week will give a clearer picture of whether the New Zealand economy will avoid a recession.
Dunedin company bought by Pfizer
Dunedin company bought by Pfizer
The international corporate Pfizer Animal Health has bought the Dunedin-founded animal genetics company Catapult Genetics.
Dry spell costs farmers $1.24 billion
Dry spell costs farmers $1.24 billion
The long, hot summer has cost southern farmers more than $100 million in lost income and, nationally, the cost has been calculated at $1.24 billion.
Farmers increasingly pessimistic
Farmers increasingly pessimistic
Farmer confidence continues to slump on the back of dry weather and an export-unfriendly exchange rate.
Banks predict good times for farming sector
Banks predict good times for farming sector
Turmuoil in international finance markets could hamstring what should be a golden period for New Zealand agriculture.
Thistle beetle acts slowly
Thistle beetle acts slowly
The introduction of the Californian green thistle beetle will not give farmers the upper hand overnight in the battle with the Californian thistle.
Store-lamb farmers advised to wait
Store-lamb farmers advised to wait
Store-lamb farmers are being urged not to make drastic changes in response to two years of low prices.