On the right path, award finalist says
On the right path, award finalist says
Maniototo farmer David Crutchley is a finalist in the inaugural Green Agriculture Innovation Awards.
Sally Rae
Focus on consumers behind Pasture to Plate success
Focus on consumers behind Pasture to Plate success
King Country farmer William Oliver's belief in the consumer stemmed from his time studying at the University of Otago.
Taking Kiwi flavours to the world
Taking Kiwi flavours to the world
The Seriously Good Chocolate Company in Invercargill stemmed from one woman's attempts to cheer up her hairdresser by making some chocolate truffles. Now Jane Stanton is exporting a taste of New Zealand to the world, as business reporter Sally Rae reports.
NZ watching water rules, landowners told
NZ watching water rules, landowners told
Landholders in Otago have been urged to understand where they are in relation to the Otago Regional Council's new water quality rules and start putting environmental practice ''front of mind''.
Government funding given to deer farming project
Government funding given to deer farming project
A $500,000 project aimed at increasing deer farming profitability has attracted Government support through the Sustainable Farming Fund.
Return to profit: Blue Sky smiling
Return to profit: Blue Sky smiling
Blue Sky Meats' return to profitability spells an end to about two and-a-half years of turmoil in the international sheep meat industry, chairman Graham Cooney says.
Family business blossoming
Family business blossoming
Ring organic skincare business Plantae and ask for a Priest and there could be a little confusion.
Fonterra chief still sees NZ as dairy world envy
Fonterra chief still sees NZ as dairy world envy
When Theo Spierings first joined Fonterra as its chief executive, he described Fonterra - and possibly New Zealand - as the envy of the dairy world.
Enjoying 'good honest food' enterprise
Enjoying 'good honest food' enterprise
Running a catering business in Dunedin may be a far cry from being executive chef in a swanky hotel in the Maldives, but Gordon McKenzie could not be happier.
Planting trees and eating healthily
Planting trees and eating healthily
It reads a little like something out of a Mills and Boon romance novel.
Optimistic over farming sector's future
Optimistic over farming sector's future
Federated Farmers national president Bruce Wills stands down next month after three years in the role. He talks to agribusiness reporter Sally Rae about his tenure and his optimism for the agricultural industry's future.
Young Maori Dairy Farmer for 2014
Young Maori Dairy Farmer for 2014
Young Maniototo sharemilker Wiremu Reid has his sights firmly set on farm ownership.
Harriet takes on shepherds challenge
Harriet takes on shepherds challenge
Harriet Gardner admits she might not be the ''fastest in the world'' at it - but she can shear a sheep.
Leap of faith and hard work paying off in cafe
Leap of faith and hard work paying off in cafe
Vanessa Hendry and Tim Lockerbie may not have had a day off since Christmas Day - but you will not find them complaining.
Dairy prices rise but still under pressure
Dairy prices rise but still under pressure
The first lift in GlobalDairyTrade prices since February is seen as a hopeful sign of prices stabilising.
Diverse stakeholding makes change difficult
Diverse stakeholding makes change difficult
New Zealand's red meat industry has a large number of diverse stakeholders.
Great potential in electronic drench gun
Great potential in electronic drench gun
An electronic drench gun, believed to be a world-first, has the potential to save farmers ''thousands of dollars'', the Oamaru-based company that designed it believes.
Potential seen for dairy sheep
Potential seen for dairy sheep
Making sheep a tri-use animal could ''greatly aid'' the rejuvenation of New Zealand's sheep industry, Federated Farmers meat and fibre vice-chairman Rick Powdrell says.
Red meat farmers 'on their own' to sort out sector crisis
Red meat farmers 'on their own' to sort out sector crisis
Plans for a red meat industry summit appear aborted with Meat Industry Excellence chairman John McCarthy saying farmers are ''on their own'' if they want to sort out the industry.
Consumer confidence remains high
Consumer confidence remains high
Consumer confidence remains near nine-year highs in New Zealand, with a slight drop in June due mainly to a drop in economic optimism in smaller centres and rural areas.