There is no place for looking back, regrets, accusations or ''if only's'' in the red meat sector - it is time to embrace change, outgoing Silver Fern Farms chairman Eoin Garden says.
Newly elected Silver Fern Farms director Richard Young believes the sheep industry needs to celebrate its successes.
Meat Industry Excellence says it is ''not going to go away'' nor lessen its efforts to improve outcomes for sheep and beef farmers.
Clinton farmer David Shaw has been ousted from the board of Silver Fern Farms as former Meat Industry Excellence executive members Richard Young and Dan Jex-Blake have been voted on.
Craig Adams has always loved music.
Federated Farmers is due to start consulting its members on a series of meat industry reform options.
Alliance Group director Jason Miller has been dumped by shareholders, and Waikaka Valley farmer Don Morrison has been appointed to the group's board.
Simon Glennie reckons he does his farming vicariously through his clients.
Beef and Lamb New Zealand chairman Mike Petersen believes there is a significant opportunity to improve profitability in the red meat industry through the Red Meat Profit Partnership initiative.
Fonterra has unexpectedly left its forecast milk price unchanged at $8.30 and slashed its dividend by 22c, due to what it describes as an ''extraordinary situation''.
When several thousand knives go on sale in Dunedin this month, it will mark the end of a small slice of the city's manufacturing history Derek Senior moved to Dunedin in 2003, with the aim of supporting the South by ''getting a bit of industry going down here'' with his knife-making business.
Christmas could come early for Fonterra farmer shareholders with predictions that the forecast payout could even top a record $9.
When it comes to a career, Derek Morrison has managed to combine his two great loves - photography and the surf.
When Barry Gazeley and Marty Hay opened their first Veggie Boys produce store in Dunedin two years ago, they thought that was going to be it.
Anzco Foods has announced a turnaround in fortunes ahead of its usual reporting time, saying it has been concerned about rumours in the meat industry around the financial state of individual companies.
When it comes to energy efficiency, Dunedin company Escea is on fire.
Mark Ferguson may be trying to help provide the perfect sheep - but he also reckons he has the perfect job.
The world's largest milk powder drier - capable of producing up to 700 tonnes a day - was officially opened at Fonterra's Darfield site in Canterbury on Saturday.
''Like bringing back the milkman.''
Queenstown-based online discount booking company Bookme was recently named the highest-ranked New Zealand company in this year's Deloitte technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific index. Business reporter Sally Rae speaks to co-founder James Alder about the company's success.
