Who's creaming it?
Who's creaming it?
None of the proposed changes to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act will reduce the retail price of milk, Federated Farmers dairy chairman Willy Leferink says.
Sally Rae
Flying the flag for lucerne
Flying the flag for lucerne
Prof Derrick Moot is unashamedly a champion of lucerne.
Waitaki wine praised
Waitaki wine praised
In the tiny wine-producing region of the Waitaki Valley, there is no place for anything but excellence and "that's a wonderful challenge", Jim Jerram says.
NZ wine exports grow 9.5%, bottled-wine price holds steady
NZ wine exports grow 9.5%, bottled-wine price holds steady
New Zealand wine continues to find favour in overseas markets, with export volumes up 9.5% to 131 million litres in the 10 months to October last year.
South again top for manufacturing performance
South again top for manufacturing performance
Otago-Southland manufacturers are leading the way nationally for the fifth consecutive month in the latest BNZ-BusinessNZ performance in manufacturing index.
Federated Farmers criticises proposed dairy industry changes
Federated Farmers criticises proposed dairy industry changes
Farmers did not create Fonterra "to kill it off by a thousand competitive cuts", Federated Farmers dairy chairman Willy Leferink said, referring to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's latest discussion document which lays out proposed changes involving the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) and the raw milk regulations.
Optimism the word in wool sector
Optimism the word in wool sector
There is room for long-term optimism for the New Zealand wool industry, despite softening prices, PGG Wrightson Wool general manager Cedric Bayly says.
Fonterra says proposals will milk NZ
Fonterra says proposals will milk NZ
Dairy giant Fonterra has attacked proposed changes to raw milk regulations, saying profits will head overseas and it will hinder rather than help New Zealanders get access to affordable milk.
Quakes make time really fly
Quakes make time really fly
Outram watchmaker Jim Hay feels for his colleagues in the trade in Christchurch.
President enjoys involvement
President enjoys involvement
Chris Steele was about 10 when he first started helping in the sheep pens at the Maniototo A and P Association's show.
Investors switch off Energy Mad
Investors switch off Energy Mad
Energy Mad, which listed on NZX in October, has slashed its full-year earnings forecast from $3.5 million to about $1.1 million.
Chug two three, chug two three, don't bump
Chug two three, chug two three, don't bump
It is dancing like you have never seen before.
City 'delighted' to host young farmer contest
City 'delighted' to host young farmer contest
Let the contest begin.
Every artefact has its own story to tell
Every artefact has its own story to tell
Burns Pollock has, what he describes, as a "fatal fascination" for artefacts.
Ram fetches $12,000
Ram fetches $12,000
A top price of $12,000 was achieved for a Texel ram at the Gore A and P Association's ram fair last week.
Fonterra tops export record
Fonterra tops export record
Fonterra has broken its record for the highest export month, dispatching 246,000 tonnes of dairy products during December and boosting New Zealand's economy by $1.3 billion.
Online auction dairy prices rise
Online auction dairy prices rise
Dairy commodity prices lifted 1.5% on Fonterra's overnight online auction this week, clawing back from a price drop in the previous sale two weeks ago.
Lift in sales 'positive'
Lift in sales 'positive'
A 10.9% increase in sales of new quad bikes nationally last year is "positive economic news", Federated Farmers president Bruce Wills says.
Trio expand into organic energy bars markets
Trio expand into organic energy bars markets
A former Otago couple are out to take the energy bar market by storm.
Strawberry fields not forever
Strawberry fields not forever
Strawberries are off the menu at Keens Berry Farm in North Otago for the first time in more than 50 years.