Ravensdown Fertiliser has achieved a pre-tax operating profit of $71.6 million for the financial year ending May 31, up 260% on the previous year.
A parliamentary select committee inquiry into milk prices is "premature and confusing" given an inter-departmental review of regulations is still to be completed, Federated Farmers dairy section chairman Willy Leferink believes.
The select committee inquiry will be launched after National's caucus confirmed yesterday it would support it.
Productivity has soared since the Bloem family employed Filipino workers at its Highcliff piggery.
When Brendan Morrison returned home to the family dairy farm in South Otago, his father encouraged him to do some further training.
Growing up on a Southland farm, Gavin Sinclair always had an affinity for working with animals.
Talk to Dr Helen Darling about deviousness in the global food industry and prepare to have your eyes opened.
Cedric Bayly has been appointed general manager of PGG Wrightson Wool.
The ANZ commodity price index has dropped for the second time in 11 months, slipping by the "narrowest of margins" in July.
Prices for most styles of wool finished cheaper again at this week's combined sale of North Island and South Island wool in Christchurch.
Allied Farmers Ltd is selling most of its rural merchandising stores to rural supplies chain RD1 Ltd, in a bid to increase its profitability.
Former Bluff pilot boat Awarua is destined for a new life on the seas.
When the massive icebreaker Aurora Australis docked at Port Chalmers yesterday, it had some very special cargo to deliver.
From Pleasant Point in South Canterbury, Mr Hessell has been shearing for "30 odd years" and, in January, was appointed regional training manager for Tectra.
Angus is expanding. After opening the Angus Restaurant and Bar in St Andrew St a little over a year ago, Dunedin couple Brian and Susan Lee are adding to their Angus brand.
A south Canterbury farming family has gone to great lengths to show their support for the All Blacks' Rugby World Cup bid.
The Royal New Zealand Show will be held in both the North and South islands every year, in conjunction with the Royal Easter Show in Auckland.
When Nicole Amery returns to the bright lights of Auckland, she feels like a "possum in the headlights".
For the North Otago Irrigation Company, environmental management is a "fundamental part" of its business.
After more than 20 years in the shearing industry, Kurow shearing contractor Grant Murdoch still enjoys the lifestyle.
Farmers are not reporting any major problems after the recent dumping of snow.