AgribusinessDollar has hit venison but velvet strongThe New Zealand dollar's record-breaking run against the long-suffering euro has hit the local venison market hard because of its high exposure to Europe, but strong deer velvet prices have provided....09 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessNZ set to lead over drone rulesAllowing drones to operate beyond the operator's line of sight could provide economic gains of up to $190m a year to New Zealand's farming, forestry and energy sectors.05 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessDairy auction prices keep firmingDairy prices firmed at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, backing expectations that Fonterra will meet its $4.70 a kg farmgate milk price this season, but concerns remain about muted demand from....04 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionBernard Doyle: Wise to guard against a 'Chinese sneeze'The rise of the Chinese economy over the past 20 years has been transformational for New Zealand, writes Bernard Doyle.04 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessDairy prices up 1.1pc overnightDairy product prices rose in the latest overnight GlobalDairyTrade auction.03 Mar 06:00 PM
AgribusinessDairy helps raise commodity price indexHigher dairy prices pushed ANZ's commodity price index up 1.8 per cent last month.03 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessRelief as US wharf strike endsResolution of industrial action at ports along the West Coast of the United States has come as a relief to New Zealand meat producers who have been shut off from a lucrative market.02 Mar 04:30 PM
AgribusinessAlarm over UK farm output dropAn alarming decline in food production at British farms will leave shoppers at the mercy of prices and quality elsewhere in the world, warns a UK farming report.02 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessTerms of trade fall 1.9%New Zealand's export dollar does not stretch as far as it did, after the terms of trade fell 1.9 per cent in the last three months of 2014.02 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessCo-ops need growth cashGrowing global market opportunities and the need to strengthen supply chains are creating a thirst for capital among agricultural co-operatives around the world, rural lending specialist Rabobank said.01 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessMyFarm launches $5m kiwifruit orchardNew Zealand farm investment company MyFarm, which up until now has specialised in the pastoral sector, has weighed into kiwifruit with the launch of a $5 million orchard syndicate.01 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessFonterra 'on track' to hit payoutFonterra chief financial officer Lukas Paravicini rejects the notion that the co-operative is playing safe in keeping this season's farm gate milk price forecast at $4.70 a kilogram of milksolids.26 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionGreg McKeown: Port expansion needs firm handAucklanders would prefer a comprehensive long-term study before any port expansion occurs.25 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessHigh country's 'jewel' for saleThe historic Craigieburn Station, in the central Canterbury foothills, has come up for sale for the first time in 98 years.23 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessForecast brighter for FonterraFonterra's board will have reason for cautious optimism when it meets tomorrow to review its farmgate milk price forecast for 2014/15.23 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessFalling kiwi helps offset log price declineThe falling dollar has helped to offset declining export log prices, says AgriHQ.23 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessRecords sought on Crafar bidderAuthorities managing the bankruptcy estate of a businesswoman facing bribery charges in Hong Kong have gone to the High Court to get access to records held by an Auckland law firm.22 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessSummer boost for kiwifruit cropThe kiwifruit harvest is about to start and indications are that production will reflect a strong rebound.20 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessDairy prices surge at latest auctionDairy prices posted their fifth consecutive gain at this morning’s GlobalDairyTrade auction.17 Feb 06:00 PM
AgribusinessBank settlements top $24mA probe into how three banks marketed interest rate swaps to farmers will see up to $24.2 million go back to rural customers and their communities, with Westpac following ANZ and ASB and settling with the Commerce Commission.17 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionTim Hazledine: Auckland needs to think hard about port land'Economists make forecasts," said the late, great, economist John Kenneth Galbraith, "not because they know, but because they are asked."16 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessLIC aims for $1 billion revenueLivestock Improvement Corp will set off on a "roadshow" in June to sound out its farmer-shareholders about the possibility of raising capital to drive growth.16 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionCatherine Beard: NZ can't afford to miss out on Trans-Pacific PartnershipCatherine Beard writes: Those questioning the value of free trade agreements could do well to examine the results achieved by New Zealand's other agreements.16 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessDrought adds urgency to irrigation plansDrought throughout much of the South Island and dry conditions in parts of the North look set to add urgency to water storage and irrigation schemes.16 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessEconomics of cow barns clear as mudThe jury is still out on the feasibility of cow barns for New Zealand farming, according to a DairyNZ study.16 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessOtago farmers hit hard by droughtLindsay Carruthers doesn't use a rain gauge when it comes to measuring rainfall on his Middlemarch farm.12 Feb 04:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessChina's rulers in survival modeEconomic reform in China, one of New Zealand's largest trading partners accounting for 22 per cent of exports, is a lower priority than trying to save the Communist Party, according to Wall Street....12 Feb 04:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessGenetics firm's profit upLivestock Improvement Corp, a farmer co-operative that sells bull semen and provides a dairy genetics database, posted a 10 per cent gain in first-half profit on increased demand for its products and....12 Feb 04:00 PM
