A suggestion that a company, involving various stakeholders, be formed to buy Invermay has been described as a ''nice idea in theory'' but one that would probably not work in practice.
Alliance Group is launching a new season programme exporting lamb to Brazil following a successful trial last year.
Silver Fern Farms is proposing to sell its Napier hide processing plant to Lowe Corporation, as part of a toll processing arrangement for North Island hides.
Prices eased slightly for all types at the South Island wool sale in Christchurch yesterday.
For the past 40 years, Millers Flat farmer Peter Macdougall has used science from Invermay to develop his hill-country property.
When Mark and Tracy Lamb bought a physiotherapy business in Milton in 2001, people commented they would have to shift from Dunedin to save commuting.
Fonterra is expecting milk volumes to grow 7.5% to 1.573 million kg ms this season.
Kate Turnbull wants to encourage more Dunedin students to be audacious.
Meat Industry Excellence is calling on Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy to convene an urgent industry summit to address what it describes as a crisis confronting the sector and the country.
Mike Neumegen is on cloud nine.
March will go down as a memorable month for Winton 50% sharemilkers Steve Henderson and Tracy Heale.
When it comes to prolific breeding, it does not get much better than Lochern 234-07.
Sarah O'Connell says she did not choose agriculture as a career - it chose her.
When it comes to crowd-funding, PledgeMe founder Anna Guenther reckons it is all about the crowd.
A meeting in Gore next week will be a good opportunity to ''bust some of the myths'' doing the rounds about AgResearch's restructuring plans, chief executive Dr Tom Richardson says.
Farmers are being urged to vote in favour of a genetics investment proposal that will bring together New Zealand's sheep and beef genetics in a new collaboration.
A near 20% jump in volumes offered in this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction led to a 4% dip in overall prices - the biggest fall since the middle of last year.
Milk production in Otago-Southland is up 4% for the season to the end of February, compared with the previous corresponding period, and up 6% nationally.
A former AgResearch director, who was on the board when the decision was made to establish four ''centres of excellence'', including Invermay, is disappointed with the plans to cut jobs at the research centre.
Lee Stream went to the dogs last week - but all for a good cause.
