From working in a skifield to running a farm and then establishing various businesses in China, Twizel-born Jade Gray has packed plenty of adventure into his life. He talks to business reporter Sally Rae about everything from pizza to doing business in China.
There is ''limited potential'' for the Chinese domestic dairy industry to grow, Xie Jianmin of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture says.
Dairy giant Fonterra has the ambitious target of producing up to one billion litres of milk from 30 farms in China by 2020, to cater for the massive burgeoning demand by Chinese for dairy products. Agribusiness reporter Sally Rae tours one of the Fonterra farms, near Beijing.
Achieving a South Island record price of $71,000 for a Hereford bull was ''absolutely'' a farming highlight for the Douglas family of Te Anau.
''It's a good time to be a dairy farmer,'' Stephen Crawford observed yesterday, following Fonterra's announcement of a $7/kg of milk solids opening forecast farmgate price for the 2013-14 season.
Meat Industry Excellence is continuing its push for red meat industry reform, having secured a farmer mandate for change.
When it comes to painting animals, it's all about the details.
The importance of communication has been stressed by those involved with Mitchell and Webster Group - the supreme winner of this year's Otago Ballance farm environment awards.
Top shearer David Fagan will be the special guest at the Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand's national Golden Fleece competition in Mosgiel this week.
A top price of $22,000 was shared by two Hereford bulls at the Beef Expo in Feilding last week.
An industry-backed trip to Asia has given Blair and Jane Smith a deeper understanding of the challenges facing marketers of New Zealand meat and dairy products.
When Tzu Chen first saw camellia trees flourishing at a neighbouring property in Waikato, it sowed the seed of what could have been viewed as an impossible dream.
Fonterra's release yesterday of a final price on its listed shareholder units could provide debt-laden or drought-affected dairy farmers with a cash windfall.
Canterbury milk processor Synlait Milk Ltd has announced plans to list on the stock exchange.
A challenging year for farmers is expected to be reflected in PGG Wrightson's full-year result, the farm services company predicting a substantial drop in earnings.
Big increases in irrigated land area over the past five years have helped support substantial growth in agricultural production.
Asked about finances available to cover the cost of fire, Mr Young said Doc carried a whole raft of insurance and it was ''well covered''.
In 2004, Birchwood Station, in the Ahuriri Valley, was sold by the Williamson family to the Nature Heritage Fund for $10 million.
Mitchell and Webster Group, the winner's of this year's Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards, will host a field day on Wednesday.
Jo Morshuis reckons the secret to her success in business has been always doing ''everything from the gut''.
