Keri Johnston was about halfway through her final year at St Kevin's College, in Oamaru, when she decided to pursue an engineering degree.
Blis Technologies has teamed up with the Salvation Army to help fight the battle against tonsilitis and rheumatic fever.
Otago companies Oritain Global and Syrp have enjoyed success at the New Zealand Innovators Awards.
While global dairy and beef prices are forecast to rise due to widespread drought in the United States, economists are suggesting immediate gains to farmers may be limited.
Tracy Tessier-Varlet and Janice Stuart have a few things in common.
Southland-based meat company Alliance Group held a series of supplier roadshows throughout the country last week. Agribusiness reporter Sally Rae attended a roadshow at Pleasant Point, where the company outlined what had been a challenging year, and previewed the coming season.
The opportunities of changing land use is the theme for this year's New Zealand Grassland Association conference in Gore next month.
Alliance Group has announced new procurement policies, involving financial incentives, to "recognise and reward" committed loyal supply by shareholders.
Building of a $6 million salmon-processing factory in Timaru has been commissioned by Mt Cook Alpine Salmon. The plant will open next April, reversing the trend of processing and manufacturing jobs being lost overseas.
On the surface, music and engineering might not appear to have a lot in common, but Alex Ramsay has managed to combine the two.
Ever since she could remember, Carolyn Beaver wanted to be a veterinarian.
The growing popularity of New Zealand's farmed salmon is a driver of new employment in the Mackenzie Basin. Agribusiness reporter Sally Rae talks to Mount Cook Alpine Salmon chief executive Geoff Matthews about his plans.
A range of coats using merino wool from Closeburn Station in the Maniototo has been launched in Tokyo to much media interest.
A predicted fall in sheep and beef farm profits for the 2012-13 season, while disappointing, is not entirely unexpected given the global recession, Beef and Lamb New Zealand economic service executive director Rob Davison says.
When Ross Hammond traded farming for manufacturing, it was a sweeping change.
When Barry and Jo Todd entered their lavender oil in the New Zealand Lavender Growers Association's awards, they wanted to ascertain the quality of their oil.
The successful eradication of hydatids, a disease that caused significant numbers of deaths and hospital admissions in New Zealand, was a great achievement - and one that went almost unnoticed, Geoff Neilson says.
Winning the National Bank Young Farmer Contest is one of the goals of James Lawn.
New Zealand Wool Services International remains positive, despite a substantial drop in profit this year.
A strong trading performance in Australia for New Zealand-listed milk company A2 Corporation has provided a platform for strategic initiatives in various global markets, the company says.