Matter-of-fact fondness for the fold
Matter-of-fact fondness for the fold
It is ironic that it was not until after Lynn Samuels moved from Scotland to Otago that she took up breeding Highland cattle.
Sally Rae
Dunedin sisters go into business in style
Dunedin sisters go into business in style
Dunedin sisters Ella Murdoch and Talia O'Connor share a passion for homeware, colour, fashion and design.
Petersen favours tradable slaughter rights
Petersen favours tradable slaughter rights
Beef and Lamb New Zealand chairman Mike Petersen believes the adoption of tradable slaughter rights could deliver the behavioural change required to get the red-meat industry ''functioning better''.
Call to feed the rich
Call to feed the rich
Half of New Zealand's sheep and beef farmers consider their business to be ''just viable'' or unviable, the latest quarterly Rabobank rural confidence survey has shown.
A2 Corporation rolling out first infant milk formula to China, Australasia
A2 Corporation rolling out first infant milk formula to China, Australasia
The first shipment of infant milk formula from A2 Corporation will be sent to China next month, as the dairy company taps into lucrative international demand for New Zealand-made infant formula.
Keen for Japan's free-trade inclusion
Keen for Japan's free-trade inclusion
Sheep and beef farmers, along with meat processors and exporters, are keen to see the inclusion of Japan in free-trade-agreement negotiations, describing it as an important market for New Zealand meat.
Vet believes NZ sheep farmers deserve recognition for gains
Vet believes NZ sheep farmers deserve recognition for gains
South Otago vet John Smart reckons New Zealand sheep farmers have not had enough recognition for improvements made over the years.
Papakaio share milker pair winners
Papakaio share milker pair winners
Farming and family go together for Morgan and Hayley Easton.
Successful business built on holiday dreams
Successful business built on holiday dreams
For Queenstown businesswoman Jacqui Spice, the secret to success has been a simple philosophy - never say no.
Meat group looks for backing from North Island
Meat group looks for backing from North Island
The Meat Industry Excellence group will look to extend its executive New Zealand-wide as it continues to seek a national mandate for change in the red meat industry.
Oamaru's Rainbow spans the Tasman
Oamaru's Rainbow spans the Tasman
Rainbow Confectionery Ltd has doubled its capacity with the acquisition of an Australian confectionery plant.
Some organic dairy farmers have contracts renewed
Some organic dairy farmers have contracts renewed
Fonterra is renewing contracts for some of its organic dairy farmers, less than two years after slashing the number of supplier farmers throughout the North Island, but the news is not so good for Northland suppliers.
Drought cost offset
Drought cost offset
Though the widespread drought has caused milk production to plummet and resulted in a record sheep and beef kill, economists have signalled the net cost to the economy could be ''close to zero'' - thanks to global dairy price increases.
Red meat group seeks mandate
Red meat group seeks mandate
Organisers of a red meat industry meeting in Christchurch tomorrow are seeking a written mandate from farmers, including a possible commitment to a new entity.
China, drought factors in increased sheep kill
China, drought factors in increased sheep kill
Sheep meat exports surged in February and an ''extraordinary'' jump in shipments to China drove that growth.
Returning business manager sees transformation in Southland
Returning business manager sees transformation in Southland
David Backhurst has seen a lot of changes in Southland since first moving there in the early 1990s and then spending a decade away from the province.
Fitness, fun and friendship on the trail
Fitness, fun and friendship on the trail
When Jan Appleby hits the pedals on the Otago Central Rail Trail later this month, it will have special significance.
Sheep production vet's main interest
Sheep production vet's main interest
When people ask vet Dave Robertson what he does in his job, his usual reply is that he ''scans cows and talks about sheep''.
Drought affects Landcorp result; full-year dividend now unlikely
Drought affects Landcorp result; full-year dividend now unlikely
Widespread drought means Landcorp is unlikely to report an operating profit for the full year, despite recording a $2.5 million profit for the half-year to December.
Group takes top award
Group takes top award
North Otago's Mitchell and Webster Group has been named supreme winner of the 2013 Otago Ballance farm environment awards.