Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Added value pioneers lead wayArguments over "adding value" have been the hardy perennial of any discussion of the New Zealand food industry for longer than I have been alive.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Ag sector needs cash injectionLast year the Ministry of Primary Industries said it wanted New Zealand primary sector exports to double by 2025. This means lifting 2013's $32b of exports to $64b a year.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Foreign purchases and rural propertyIt is difficult to determine if the purchase of rural properties by foreigners is a catalyst for higher rural land prices, but data supplied by the OIO contains surprises.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Farm investments for the rest of usUntil recently it wasn't easy for New Zealand small investors to take part in the country's most successful industry: dairy farming.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Fears over food regulationPrimary industry bosses fear NZ's "world-class" food safety regulatory system is in danger of being swapped for a costly and inflexible set of rules.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: 4G finds a place on the farmAs New Zealand gets serious about bringing 21st Century connectivity to the rural sector, the buck doesn't stop with the fixed line Rural Broadband Initiative.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Latin translationBrierley Penn finds out what’s happening in this new market.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Rural real estate in demandSoaring rural property prices are showing no sign of abating, writes Colin Taylor.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: The case for partnershipsThe Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) is a government-industry initiative which is investing in significant programmes of research and innovation to boost the economic growth and sustainability of New Zealand's primary, forestry and food sectors.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Solving the capital deficitIt seems counter-intuitive that a sector representing a quarter of New Zealand's economy is seen as difficult and inaccessible for investment.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: NZ firms working with China's biggest playersFonterra chief executive Theo Spierings expects to unveil the first of the co-operative's major Chinese partnerships later this year.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Helping China to say cheeseAlexander Speirs travelled to China to find out what Fonterra is doing to push itself up the value chain.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Growing a share of new marketsBrierley Penn talks to companies moving ahead in the Latin American arena.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Building on a household nameFonterra is looking to build its presence in Latin America. Brierley Penn talks to managing director Alex Turnbull.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: A silver lining for farmersAt the opening of National Fieldays, John Key observed that New Zealand's agriculture sector is becoming very high-tech.08 Jul 04:15 PM
OpinionAgribusiness Report - Tim Green: Lands of opportunity across the PacificWith the world's population tipped to reach nine billion by 2050, global agriculture production is required to increase by 70 per cent to meet the world's increasing demand for food.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Couple's lifestyle choice great businessBefore entering the dairy industry five and a half years ago, Charlie McCaig said that he had never really come within three feet of a cow.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: The meat conundrumTalk has it that Silver Ferns Farms and Alliance Group - the two companies responsible for more than half the New Zealand meat industry - feud like the Hatfields and McCoys.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Cleaning up dairyNew Zealand's oldest dairy company is proving that sustainability initiatives are not only good for the environment but can also make good business sense.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Tiger balmSynlait CEO Dr John Penno reckons New Zealand agricultural exporters must meet the expectations that growing numbers of Asian "Tiger Moms" have for high quality, safe food.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Farming still the backboneIn the past 12 months we have seen a boom time for the primary industries.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: University making a valuable contributionProfessor Peter Kemp believes Massey University is critical to the growth of agriculture in NZ.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Niwa localises forecasts with Farm MetOne of the most powerful supercomputers in the Southern Hemisphere earns its keep producing accurate, up-to-date and tailored weather forecasts to help farmers make better decisions.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: 100th birthday cake, and creamDairy company Tatua is showing no signs of easing up in its quest for innovation, writes Brierley Penn.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Agricultural GPS technology saves time and money08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: When bigger can mean betterOff-farm irrigation infrastructure such as dams, canals and pipe distribution networks is a growing sector, and has an important part to play in the New Zealand economy.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Master chef has starring role in Fonterra marketingThe Foodservices HQ sits atop a high-rise building atop a shopping mall in downtown Shanghai.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: The brand new strategyGoodman Fielder is adapting a strong local profile to meet the export market, reports Alexander Speirs.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Milk scare a missed opportunitySome small businesses have paid a heavy price over the baby formula botulism debacle, writes Michael Barnett.08 Jul 04:15 PM
