Year of everything at once helped build resilience
Year of everything at once helped build resilience
Last year was a challenging year for Webb Farry’s latest partner, Kimberley Jarvis. She talks to Business editor Sally Rae.
Sally Rae
Dairy herd monitoring tech set to launch
Dairy herd monitoring tech set to launch
Dunedin-created technology, designed to provide farmers with an "intelligent eye" over the health of their herds, will be launched at Fieldays at Mystery Creek next week.
Crowdfunding booming for survival kits
Crowdfunding booming for survival kits
Wanaka entrepreneur Matt Butler reckons the past week has seen him work the hardest in his life.
Apple exports hit hard by lack of labour
Apple exports hit hard by lack of labour
An industry forecast of a $100million drop in export earnings from apples this season — due to a lack of labour to pick the crop — could be conservative, ANZ’s latest Agri-Focus report says.
Better returns, lower interest rates double yearly dairy farm sales
Better returns, lower interest rates double yearly dairy farm sales
The number of dairy farms that changed hands in the past year more than doubled from the previous year.
Perriam’s vision for breed recognised
Perriam’s vision for breed recognised
John Perriam is a man of vision, risk and "you can do it" approach.
Time for industry to be heard, leader says
Time for industry to be heard, leader says
"Maybe enough is enough."
Winter feed concerns after floods
Winter feed concerns after floods
Severe flooding in Canterbury poses a risk for the new dairy season’s production outlook.
Orchardist to enjoy weekend sleep-ins
Orchardist to enjoy weekend sleep-ins
Saturday marked the end of an era, as Teviot Valley orchardist Wes Reichel retired from the Otago Farmers Market after 18 years of early morning starts.
Farmer vote on future of Beef + Lamb
Farmer vote on future of Beef + Lamb
Farmers have the future of Beef + Lamb New Zealand in their hands.
Former golf pro now putting his energy into investment
Former golf pro now putting his energy into investment
Dunedin-founded Forsyth Barr received the Sharebroking Firm of the Year award at the Institute of Finance Professionals (INFINZ) awards, for the second consecutive year. Business editor Sally Rae...
Winter feed concerns after floods
Winter feed concerns after floods
Sever flooding in Canterbury poses a risk for the new dairy season’s production outlook.
Houghton named to take over as CEO of Farmlands
Houghton named to take over as CEO of Farmlands
Tanya Houghton has been appointed chief executive of rural supplies co-operative Farmlands.
Pure into Japanese ice cream markets
Pure into Japanese ice cream markets
A scoop of New Zealand is Tokyo-bound.
Time for industry to be heard, leader says
Time for industry to be heard, leader says
"Maybe enough is enough." Otago Merino Association chairwoman Jayne Reed, from Cloudy Peak Station, near Tarras, was referring to the never-before-seen pressures the agricultural sector was facing.
Benmore Station wins overall clip of the year title
Benmore Station wins overall clip of the year title
Winning the Otago Merino Association’s NZWTA Clip of the Year title "just doesn’t happen overnight".
Perriam’s vision for breed recognised with family award
Perriam’s vision for breed recognised with family award
John Perriam is a man of vision, risk and "you can do it" approach.
Chuffed to hand over wool reins
Chuffed to hand over wool reins
Change is in the air at long-established wool business Brian Redding Ltd which has been operating in Gore since the early 1960s, as business and rural editor Sally Rae reports.
New owners have confidence in future
New owners have confidence in future
Bede and Annie Chamberlain are passionate about wool.
Pacific Edge increases revenue 101%, reduces loss
Pacific Edge increases revenue 101%, reduces loss
A Dunedin-based biotech company has posted a 101% increase in revenue for the 12 months ending March 31, while reducing its after-tax net loss by 25%.