Joint operation to check Nait compliance
Knowledge of the National Animal Identification and Tracing (Nait) system has increased in the wake of the Mycoplasma bovis response but some farmers are continuing to break the rules.
Sally Rae
Communication seen as key in eradication
Communication seen as key in eradication
A Mycoplasma bovis-affected farmer's heartfelt plea for communication brought a round of applause at a meeting in North Otago yesterday.
Gold for 'little old' city firm
Gold for 'little old' city firm
Miller Creative Group's success in the New Zealand Sign and Display Awards shows a company from ''little old Dunedin'' can hold its own on the national stage, managing director Keith Cooper says.
Down to earth and sharing the view, glamping style
Down to earth and sharing the view, glamping style
Patrick and Amber Tyrrell are genuinely living the dream.
Fossil Creek sale ‘solid’
Fossil Creek sale ‘solid’
A top price of $18,500 was achieved at last week’s Fossil Creek Angus sale in North Otago.
Farm exports growing
Farm exports growing
A strong export performance and farm profitability results, despite a variety of challenges, is testament to the resilience of farmers, MPI's latest Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries report says.
Fostering entrepreneurship the way of the future
Fostering entrepreneurship the way of the future
Start-up Dunedin chairwoman Sarah Ramsay believes startup businesses are the future of the city. She talks to Sally Rae.
Infected cattle bring opportunity to study
Infected cattle bring opportunity to study
The M Bovis outbreak provides an opportunity to fill the "knowledge gaps" about the disease, an Otago professor says.
More effort needed to meet water goals
More effort needed to meet water goals
The agrifood sector needs to ''move with velocity'' to deliver on the community's desire for swimmable rivers and lakes, an industry report says.
Ministry's slow reaction to moving day 'inadequate'
Ministry's slow reaction to moving day 'inadequate'
Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker has slammed the Ministry for Primary Industries' moving day performance as ''woefully inadequate'', saying some farmers were forced to leave stock on farms.
Focus on Nait as biosecurity given top priority
Focus on Nait as biosecurity given top priority
Against a backdrop of Mycoplasma bovis and myrtle rust incursions, it is hardly surprising world-class biosecurity retains the top priority in KPMG's Agribusiness Agenda.
Negative comment undervalues agri-food industry
Negative comment undervalues agri-food industry
Unbalanced narrative around the agri-food sector is putting both it and the contribution it makes to New Zealand at risk, KPMG global head of agribusiness Ian Proudfoot believes.
Final sheep sale held at Allanton saleyards
Final sheep sale held at Allanton saleyards
Retired stock agent Dave Ross reckons a play could probably be written about the Allanton stock sale.
Supreme joinery award dovetails with three others
Supreme joinery award dovetails with three others
Oamaru business Firman Joinery Ltd has taken the top award at the New Zealand Master Joiner Awards.
Bike product gearing up for global market
Bike product gearing up for global market
Dunedin-founded company Aeroe is hoping to launch its latest product - a solution for cyclists carrying loads - to the global market by November.
'Certainty' around eradication expedites progress
'Certainty' around eradication expedites progress
Good progress is being made on the programme to try to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis, Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Damien O'Connor says.
Silver Fern seeks input on changes
Silver Fern seeks input on changes
Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Ltd is seeking feedback from shareholders on proposed amendments to its constitution, which include increasing the number of directors on the board.
Changes on board of Young Farmers
Changes on board of Young Farmers
Experienced Dunedin marketer Sharon Angus has joined the board of New Zealand Young Farmers as an appointed director.
Work at Ravensdown’s helm ‘incredibly fulfilling’
Work at Ravensdown’s helm ‘incredibly fulfilling’
It is not very often, as Greg Campbell acknowledges, that a chief executive wants more regulation.
Water action plan welcomed
Water action plan welcomed
Primary sector organisations have welcomed the launch of a action plan to support farmers and growers to implement good farming practices that will improve freshwater quality.