Emerging demand for venison product
Emerging demand for venison product
Markets are diversifying and there are untapped markets for venison and co-products - what is needed now is the product.
Sally Rae
Dunedin hosts farm contest
Dunedin hosts farm contest
"Expect the unexpected and don't make any assumptions."
Dairy price forecasts for release soon
Dairy price forecasts for release soon
Anticipation is building in advance of the first new season dairy forecasts later this month so the magnitude of the price drop at the farm gate can be determined.
Audacious Challenge fostering new ideas
Audacious Challenge fostering new ideas
Got a business idea? Then be audacious.
Sensor would identify target
Sensor would identify target
Hunter Safety Lab Ltd founder and chief executive Michael Scott is on a mission to eradicate hunting accidents.
Good news for sheep farmers
Good news for sheep farmers
Rabobank animal protein analyst Rebecca Redmond has a message for New Zealand sheep farmers - stay positive and remain confident.
Sharemilkers come third
Sharemilkers come third
Otago Sharemilker-Equity Farmer of the Year winners James and Helen Hartshorne have been awarded third place in the national final.
Incubator takes note of new business
Incubator takes note of new business
A chance conversation has meant University of Otago computer science graduate Chris Toma has not joined the "brain drain" overseas.
Challenges for suppliers
Challenges for suppliers
"Some good news, some challenges and some more work to do," is how Beef and Lamb New Zealand chairman Mike Petersen summarises progress on the red meat sector strategy.
Farmers select new president
Farmers select new president
South Otago dairy farmer Stephen Korteweg has been elected president of Federated Farmers Otago.
Hereford interest
Hereford interest
Young West Otago Hereford enthusiast Peter Kane is bound for Canada.
Perendale breeders value their clients
Perendale breeders value their clients
For 40 years, Five Forks farmer David Ruddenklau has been passionate about breeding Perendale sheep.
'Huge consequences' from water plan changes
'Huge consequences' from water plan changes
Proposed changes to the Otago Regional Council's water plan have knocked North Otago "from every side", North Otago Federated Farmers president Richard Strowger says.
Central Otago woman just mad about saffron
Central Otago woman just mad about saffron
The world's most expensive spice is being grown in the Mackenzie district.
Cafe's new owners have taste for a challenge
Cafe's new owners have taste for a challenge
Waihola eatery the Black Swan, which has been a popular stopping-place for many years, reopens tomorrow with new owners James and Lesley-Ann Adam.
Shift of focus increases horticultural exports
Shift of focus increases horticultural exports
A shift in sales focus towards Asia and Australia has contributed to a 3.1% increase in fruit and vegetable exports to $3.3 billion in 2011.
New South Dunedin business hub a hit
New South Dunedin business hub a hit
A business hub has been launched in South Dunedin.
Change a vital part of fine-wool revolution
Change a vital part of fine-wool revolution
Changes are inevitable. Not only is that now the motto of luxury Italian woollen fabric manufacturer Reda, but it was also a statement that was repeated during the New Zealand Merino Company's recent conference in Christchurch.
Company supplying niche market for custom rugs
Company supplying niche market for custom rugs
They have adorned the floor of the late Elizabeth Taylor's bedroom and the homes of Paris Hilton, Kanye West, Ernie Els and Magic Johnson.
Farm holds long family history
Farm holds long family history
The Maclean family, of Omakau, will next year mark 60 years of breeding Southdown sheep.