Energy Mad, the Christchurch-based company that makes Ecobulb energy-saving light bulbs, has extended its initial public offering period in an attempt to meet the $5 million minimum subscription threshold.
Construction has begun on a dairy processing plant in South Otago that will finish 20,000 tonnes of dairy nutritional products a year.
Independent co-operative dairy company Westland Milk Products has announced its second-highest profit on record.
A partnership with McDonald's has played a vital role in record sales of New Zealand Angus beef in recent months.
An initiative between Silver Fern Farms and giant supermarket retailer Tesco, which goes live in the UK this week, has been described as a very exciting milestone for the meat company.
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has launched a $32 million programme aimed at transforming traditional fertiliser use and providing more affordable solutions to farmers.
Merino is on the menu at Pier 24. The Dunedin restaurant is featuring Silere Alpine Origin Merino, a joint-venture meat brand between Silver Fern Farms and The New Zealand Merino Company.
They're flying the flag in heartland New Zealand.
Dunedin engineer Barry Armour has come up with his third patented product to help the transport industry, and he believes the opportunity for it is "huge".
Federated Farmers will maintain very close scrutiny of the National Animal Identification and Tracing (Nait) scheme, its effectiveness and cost, saying it is still "highly dubious of the claimed benefits".
Alliance Group is proposing to close its Sockburn plant in Christchurch at the end of the 2012 processing season, affecting about 250 jobs.
Taieri farmer James Adam reflected the feelings of many yesterday when he reacted positively to Fonterra's record financial results announcement.
Fonterra has announced record financial results for 2011 - including revenue of $19.9 billion - boosted by a bumper year for dairy exports and strong contributions from overseas businesses.
Rural Contractors New Zealand has welcomed a review of transport rules affecting agricultural contractors, describing it as "great news".
High prices and favourable offshore market conditions are expected to continue for New Zealand sheepmeat producers in the year ahead.
Dunedin-based biotechnology company Blis Technologies plans to launch its probiotic Blis K12 on the global food-manufacturing market.
The newly-established New Zealand Wool Investment Company - a joint venture between Wool Equities Ltd and Christchurch-based investment bank Ocean Partners - is seeking to raise $40 million to buy New Zealand Wool Services International (WSI).
A junior stock-judging seminar is being held in Waimate on Sunday, October 2.
Hannah Priergaard-Petersen reckons she has the perfect first job. Ms Priergaard-Petersen has been employed as a trials officer at the Foundation for Arable Research (Far), following her stint as a Far summer scholar in 2010-11.
Federated Farmers has reiterated its belief that a parliamentary select committee inquiry into milk prices is premature.
