Revised dairy forecast good news
Otago dairy farmers have received some good news with Fonterra bumping up its farm-gate milk price forecast by 25c for the 2018 season to $6.75.
Sally Rae
Knee-deep and wanting to cry
Knee-deep and wanting to cry
"It's just the worst thing to happen to a farm," Taieri dairy farmer Katie Clark rues as she stands in knee-deep floodwater in front of her home.
Base set up to deal with disease outbreak
Base set up to deal with disease outbreak
The Ministry for Primary Industries is setting up a field office in Oamaru to provide a base to co-ordinate the response to the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak on a South Canterbury dairy farm.
LIC sells Deer Improvement as going concern
LIC sells Deer Improvement as going concern
LIC is selling its Deer Improvement subsidiary business, which includes a farm in Southland and more than 2000 animals.
Business helps to explain medical advice
Business helps to explain medical advice
Kim Chilman-Blair regularly receives messages from people saying how Medicine X - the business she founded - changed their life.
First instance of cattle disease
Rush to contain first instance of cattle disease in NZ
The Ministry for Primary Industries is working with a South Canterbury dairy farmer to contain a cattle disease that has been detected for the first time in New Zealand.
Silver Fern Farms in good place
Silver Fern Farms in good place
Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton says the business has never been in a stronger financial position.
Adverse event plea now lodged
Adverse event plea now lodged
An application has been lodged with the Ministry for Primary Industries seeking a medium-scale adverse event designation for Otago.
Personal safety device Anderson’s passion
Personal safety device Anderson’s passion
Being rescued in the outdoors is a topic close to Trent Anderson’s heart.
Eating quality farmers’ focus
Eating quality farmers’ focus
Adam and Sam Spiers unashamedly live and breathe the red meat industry.
Student cooks up food budgeting site
Student cooks up food budgeting site
Mikade Barns Graham knows first hand the frustrations experienced by tertiary students at mealtimes.
MPs to deliver party messages on meat industry
MPs to deliver party messages on meat industry
Representatives from the major political parties will discuss their vision for the meat industry during the red meat sector conference in Dunedin this month.
Butter hits $US6000 per tonne
Butter hits $US6000 per tonne
Butter prices have hit another record high, surpassing $US6000/metric tonne in this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction.
Tweeting all the way to Cape Reinga
Tweeting all the way to Cape Reinga
Welly the gumboot is about to take off on a mission to find its ''solemate''.
Focus on developed markets urged
Focus on developed markets urged
New Zealand's fruit and vegetable sector has been urged to watch consumer trends to maximise export opportunities.
Southern Dairy Hub celebrated
Southern Dairy Hub celebrated
About 200 dairy farmers and supporters gathered to celebrate the opening of the Southern Dairy Hub in Southland on Friday.
Twin beef titles for Gore farmer
Twin beef titles for Gore farmer
An ''outstanding'' eye muscle area of 191sqcm was among the reasons Gore farmer Mike Thompson claimed this year's Otago-Southland beef carcass competition title.
Dunedin vet's new challenge not what she expected
Dunedin vet's new challenge not what she expected
Dunedin veterinarian Dr Helen Beattie has had an interesting career and is now preparing for her latest challenge, agribusiness reporter Sally Rae reports.
Slower lamb price increase in June
Slower lamb price increase in June
Farm-gate lamb prices continued to rise over the last month but at a subdued pace, as domestic supply tightened through winter.
Sustainability key to role as new AgResearch leader
Sustainability key to role as new AgResearch leader
The big thrust for AgResearch in the future has to be around farm and environmental sustainability issues, new chairman Jeff Grant says.