Sally Rae

A bumper ram sale in Maniototo this week resulted in a total clearance of the Duncan family's 239 rams on offer, for an average price of $1097.

Federated Farmers believes Fonterra's recall of thousands of bottles of cream shows the dairy giant's quality assurance systems work - but Labour says questions will again be raised about New Zealand's food safety systems.

Port of Tauranga has shown its cards over its move to take a 50% shareholding in PrimePort Timaru, with the purchase of land at Rolleston to develop an intermodal freight hub.

Thirty years after his birth, two offspring of a Romney ram, owned by Otago stud breeder David Robertson, will go through the sale ring in Gore tomorrow.

Robert Gregory might be a relative newcomer to stock-judging competitions but he has quickly made a name for himself.

The red meat agricultural sector enters the new year at a crossroads. Agribusiness reporter Sally Rae looks back on 2013, a tumultuous year for the sector and hopes for tangible change this year to ensure a sustainable industry for all involved - but she wonders exactly how that change can be achieved.

Remote Dansey Pass boasts a hut with all the home comforts. Not only does it have the kitchen sink, it also has the ultimate in hut luxury - a flat-screen television, as Sally Rae reports.

The East Otago community might have been dealt a blow with the job losses at Macraes gold mine but the mood remains surprisingly upbeat.

Like the historic estate on which it is sited, Dogs Den Hut, in the heart of rural North Otago, is steeped in history, dating back more than 120 years. It was built to last, as Sally Rae reports.

Federated Farmers members have less than a week left to complete a survey regarding reform options for New Zealand's red meat industry.

Dunedin-based GPS mapping company TracMap has signed a supply agreement with Australia's largest tomato grower.

Mustering huts still play an important role on some high country properties, like the Hore family's Stonehenge, in Maniototo, but hut life is a little more comfortable these days, as Sally Rae reports.

Each year, the Siberia Hut, in Mt Aspiring National Park, attracts about 2000 users, as a popular overnight stay for trampers on the Gillespie Pass circuit track, as Sally Rae reports.

It has been a big year for food integrity consultant Helen Darling, who left Oritain Global, the pioneering company of which she was founding chief executive, launched her own consultancy business and brought an international food safety conference to Dunedin. Dr Darling is the Otago Daily Times Business Leader of the Year 2013. Business reporter Sally Rae caught up with her.

ABSolute Health and Fitness directors Rachel van Gorp and Richard McKinlay have two simple goals for next year - keep growing and keep people happy.

Tru-Bilt Industries has come a long way from supplying the local domestic garage door market.