Dunedin to host next South Island Dairy Event
Dunedin to host next South Island Dairy Event
Dunedin will host the South Island Dairy Event next year for the first time in the event's 14-year history.
Sally Rae
Suppliers required to fence waterways
Suppliers required to fence waterways
A new clause in Fonterra's terms of conditions of supply, requiring farmer suppliers to keep stock out of waterways, will contribute to the quality of New Zealand's lakes, rivers and streams, the dairy co-operative says.
Sockburn savings expected
Sockburn savings expected
The pending closure of the Alliance Group's Sockburn plant will provide significant cost savings on an ongoing basis with the site still to be sold, the company says.
Commodity prices continue descent
Commodity prices continue descent
Whole milk powder was the only commodity to record a lift in the ANZ commodity price index for November.
Milmeq wins top award for solution
Milmeq wins top award for solution
Dunedin company Milmeq Ltd has received the top award in the mechanical and manufacturing category of the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards.
Portfolio grows
Portfolio grows
German investors have continued adding to their South Island farm portfolio, acquiring a 227ha property at Gore for $3.37 million.
Fitness franchise opening
Fitness franchise opening
Jetts Fitness New Zealand general manager Claire Attard gets "a real kick" every time a new club opens.
Scholarship opens stable doors
Scholarship opens stable doors
Jamie Richards is relishing an opportunity to spend time next year at three of the world's leading thoroughbred studs.
Confidence up slightly
Confidence up slightly
Business confidence has improved, for now, after a three-month decline, the latest National Bank business outlook survey shows.
1080 drop: possums, rats killed, birds thrive
1080 drop: possums, rats killed, birds thrive
A recent aerial 1080 operation in the Silver Peaks area has had several benefits - not only have rat and possum populations been knocked to zero but researchers have had a chance to study the impact of 1080 on the resident South Island robin population.
New Synlait plant largest in hemisphere
New Synlait plant largest in hemisphere
Synlait Milk has officially opened its $100 million infant nutritional facility near Dunsandel - the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere.
Managing Funds: Rush to invest in corporate bonds
Managing Funds: Rush to invest in corporate bonds
Many investors are looking for income as current bank deposit rates of around 4%-4.5% are insufficient for their needs.
Meat industry 'must act' on wool
Meat industry 'must act' on wool
Former Meat and Wool New Zealand and New Zealand Meat Board chairman Jeff Grant believes meat companies Alliance Group and Silver Fern Farms should jointly establish a wool marketing entity.
Fertiliser use changing
Fertiliser use changing
The perception that nitrogen use by farmers continues to increase rapidly is a misconception, Fert Research technical director Dr Philip Mladenov says.
Sharemilker keen to learn
Sharemilker keen to learn
Shaun Thomas wants to gain a better understanding of his business.
Pet lambs rule the field
Pet lambs rule the field
Israel Dagg is usually a bit of a ratbag.
Hi-tech, world-class firm, Dunedin style
Hi-tech, world-class firm, Dunedin style
When Brent Russell and Kylie Robinson first based their technology business from their Mornington home, a courier van driver was one of their regular visitors.
NZX Dairy Futures proving successful
NZX Dairy Futures proving successful
Lots traded in NZX Dairy Futures have now exceeded 10,000, with half those trades occurring in the past six weeks.
Moose man branches out into his other four-legged passion
Moose man branches out into his other four-legged passion
Ken Tustin was having a yarn with his wife one night when they decided to have a "board of directors meeting" and make a plan for the future.
Lease, litigation decimated profit, F and P says
Lease, litigation decimated profit, F and P says
Fisher and Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd is attributing a plunge in net profit after tax for the six months to September to $980,000 - compared with $11.3 million in the corresponding period last year - to lease and litigation costs.