Gold medals reward stock skills
Gold medals reward stock skills
Young Glenavy sheep farmer Ross McCulloch has proved he has an eye for stock.
Sally Rae
Big week with scholarship,'Vogue' nod
Big week with scholarship,'Vogue' nod
It has been a big couple of weeks for Dunedin jewellery designer Holly Simpson-Howe.
New Blis plant for Dunedin revealed
New Blis plant for Dunedin revealed
Blis Technologies has opened a new manufacturing plant within its Birch St premises in Dunedin.
Colony-laid eggs order of the day
Colony-laid eggs order of the day
Farmer Brown - a brand of Mainland Poultry - has become the first egg producer in New Zealand to offer colony-laid eggs to consumers throughout the country.
Pushing Monaghan for Alliance board
Pushing Monaghan for Alliance board
Efforts to get Fonterra director John Monaghan on to the board of Alliance Group are continuing, with a push now to get him appointed as an independent director.
NZ wine exports on rise after record harvest
NZ wine exports on rise after record harvest
New Zealand wine exports have begun to rebound as stocks from the record 2013 harvest find their way to improving markets.
Wine innovation award for TracMap
Wine innovation award for TracMap
Mosgiel-based company TracMap has received an innovation award at the Wine Industry Suppliers Australia awards in Adelaide for its vineyard task management system.
Stories of contributors to famous NZ station
Stories of contributors to famous NZ station
When it comes to New Zealand's high-country stations, they don't come more famous - or larger - than Molesworth.
Industry award like winning 'ham Lotto'
Industry award like winning 'ham Lotto'
Sue Morton describes winning gold in the 100% New Zealand Bacon and Ham Competition as like winning ''ham Lotto''.
Otago couple among six in award finals
Otago couple among six in award finals
Otago farmers Trevor and Karen Peters are among the six finalists in the Lincoln University Foundation South Island Farmer of the Year competition.
Market toasts first 10 years
Market toasts first 10 years
When the Mediterranean Market opened in Queenstown a decade ago, it was a venture ahead of its time, co-owner Angela Imlach recalls.
Slee to stand in by-election
Slee to stand in by-election
Former Environment Canterbury councillor Dr June Slee has announced her intention to stand for the Ahuriri ward of the Waitaki District Council.
Alliance nomination rejection criticised
Alliance nomination rejection criticised
Meat Industry Excellence has slammed Alliance Group for rejecting the nomination of Fonterra director John Monaghan in its upcoming director elections, saying it shows why the sheep and beef industry is in ''such a mess''.
Many avoiding discussions on meat industry
Many avoiding discussions on meat industry
Wider meat industry discussions over its structure are involving too small a group and there are ''a whole lot of people'' not bothering to attend, Alliance Group chief executive Grant Cuff says.
Childhood illness prompts research
Childhood illness prompts research
A childhood encounter with rheumatic fever was to play a pivotal part in defining Prof John Tagg's career.
Story of irrigation told in book
Story of irrigation told in book
The shift from state to community ownership of the Maniototo irrigation scheme amounted to an ''extraordinary and unexpected gift'' to the farming community, local farmer and irrigation veteran Geoff Crutchley says.
Wool classer awarded merino service trophy
Wool classer awarded merino service trophy
Colin Wallace believes the merino wool industry is special.
Southland's deer farmer confidence bleeding out
Southland's deer farmer confidence bleeding out
Southland deer farmers fear for the future of the industry in their area and believe that large numbers of deer and deer farmers will ''continue to bleed'' in the lower South, unless action is taken to improve farmer confidence.
Tenure marked by great changes
Tenure marked by great changes
Silver Fern Farms chairman Eoin Garden recently announced his intention to stand down from the board at the company's annual meeting in December. He speaks to agribusiness reporter Sally Rae about his tenure.
Auction price drops likely
Auction price drops likely
Further declines in prices at the GlobalDairyTrade auction are likely heading into 2014 as increasing supply in New Zealand and overseas finds its way on to international markets, Westpac senior economist Anne Boniface says.