Earnscleugh orchard best of bunch
Earnscleugh orchard best of bunch
McIntosh Orchard, at Earnscleugh, has been named supreme winner of the Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
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Beef and Lamb to work with MIE
Beef and Lamb to work with MIE
Beef and Lamb New Zealand says it will work with Meat Industry Excellence as it develops a more detailed project plan - and one that the industry-good organisation can fund.
Sale volumes on right track
Sale volumes on right track
Rural property prices may have eased slightly but 2013-14 sale volumes are still likely to return to pre-global financial crisis figures for the first time, economists say.
Alliance appoints Stoddart to board
Alliance appoints Stoddart to board
Alliance Group has appointed Auckland businesswoman Vanessa Stoddart as its third independent director.
Energy initiative targets meat, dairy plants
Energy initiative targets meat, dairy plants
Meat and dairy plant operators have been targeted among new energy-efficiency initiatives announced by the Government, aimed at improving business productivity, saving money and reducing carbon emissions.
Busy winter ahead for contestant
Busy winter ahead for contestant
Winter is shaping up to be a memorable season for Glenham farmer Dean Rabbidge.
City lawyer makes magazine 'Hot List'
City lawyer makes magazine 'Hot List'
Dunedin lawyer Sarah Simmers is officially ''hot''.
Edendale Nursery sold to large forestry biotech
Edendale Nursery sold to large forestry biotech
Forestry biotech company ArborGen has expanded its stable of nurseries with the acquisition of Edendale Nursery in Southland.
Making horseshoe among Young Farmers tasks
Making horseshoe among Young Farmers tasks
When Sonja Dobbie entered the North Otago district final of the ANZ Young Farmer Contest, she did not expect to do well.
'Morale low, staff scared' at AgResearch
'Morale low, staff scared' at AgResearch
A former AgResearch principal scientist, who resigned over its restructuring plan, says morale is bad and there is a general sense among staff at the organisation of ''being very scared''.
Biggest dairy price fall since April 2012
Biggest dairy price fall since April 2012
Dairy prices have posted their biggest fall in a single GlobalDairyTrade auction since April 2012.
Employment confidence at best since global crisis
Employment confidence at best since global crisis
Employment confidence has lifted to its highest level since the recession and global financial crisis of 2008-09.
Workshop on coping with demands of business administration
Workshop on coping with demands of business administration
Frances Coles knows all about dealing with increasing business administration demands.
Immersion celebrates a building's long history
Immersion celebrates a building's long history
When it comes to quirky workplaces, it is hard to look past Immersion Marketing's Bond St headquarters.
Returning home gem of an idea
Returning home gem of an idea
Debra Fallowfield's contemporary designer jewellery has adorned the likes of actress Tilda Swinton and rocker Jon Bon Jovi's wife. Now based back in Otago, she talks to business reporter Sally Rae.
Relishing roles in tourism and design
Relishing roles in tourism and design
Mother, businesswoman, design enthusiast and tourism advocate - North Otago woman Annabel Berry successfully manages to juggle a variety of different roles. She talks to business reporter Sally Rae.
Danish interns finding Dunedin a gas
Danish interns finding Dunedin a gas
When four Danish engineering students were looking for somewhere to complete a six-month internship, they chose Dunedin.
Design enthusiast all fired up
Design enthusiast all fired up
For years, the Milan furniture fair has been on design enthusiast Mark Cowden's list of ''must-go places''.
Westland, Synlait to expand processing
Westland, Synlait to expand processing
Two South Island-based milk processors have announced further expansion plans involving investments totalling more than $200 million.
Drop in profit for Fonterra
Drop in profit for Fonterra
Fonterra has posted a 53% drop in net profit for the half year to January, highlighting again the issues it has had with capacity constraints.