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Dannevirke's weekly store and prime lamb sale on May 28 started with high expectations.
Stortford Lodge: Rain too late to raise hopes - or prices
Store cattle prices remained mostly dismal despite the weekend's rain.
US billionaire backs new multi-million NZ project
A 100-seat restaurant and barrel hall part of the big new venture.
Orange light for Fonterra shareholder watchdog probe - why the hold up?
Scrutiny of Fonterra shareholders' watchdog pedigree runs into delay.
Roger Partridge: Shane Jones's forestry Bill will strangle investment, harm economy
COMMENT: Jones' Bill runs counter to the best interests of forest owners.
Top bull bought for $25,000 at National Angus Bull sale
Te Mania 18555 sold for $25,000 after being judged supreme champion Angus bull.
Synlait Supreme Court hearing on Pokeno underway
Synlait is appealing a decision which ruled covenants must stand.
Positive Global Dairy Trade result to kick off new season
The GDT price index rose 0.1 per cent compared to the previous event on May 19.
Huge demand for face masks featuring NZ wool
Huge surge in demand for Lanaco's protective face masks since Covid-19 outbreak.
Red meat exports holding despite Covid-19 disruption
MIA analysis shows April exports were largely unchanged from same time last year.
Top bull bought for $13,600 at Clinton's Delmont Angus sale
The auction was the first in the country to be livestreamed on the Bidr platform.
Govt reveals new cap, emissions budget, in ETS reform
The Government has announced a fresh reforms to one of NZ's biggest climate policy levers.
Gavin Evans: Crunch coming for forestry policy
Comment: MPs considering rushed and flawed legislation.
Comment: Pandemic exposes how fragile our food systems are
How could the pandemic change food production?
Meat company repays controversial $43m wage subsidy
Meat company pays back $43m wage subsidy claim.
After sending $20m contract to India's HCL in February, Fonterra told to 'buy-local' for new tender
A previous $20 million contract went to India's HCL.
Dairy start-up Happy Valley repays wage subsidy
The dairy start-up was able to secure the wage subsidy without 30pc drop in turnover.
Allbirds teams up with Adidas for sustainability project
Woollen shoe company and sportswear giant plan to change footwear industry.
Time's up: Survey pulls no punches after Fonterra's council burns $50m
The Fonterra Shareholders' Council is not relevant in business today, say critics.
More time for farmers, councils in Govt water reforms
Farmers and councils will get more time to implement new controls on freshwater quality.
Reduced toothfish catch impacts Sanford first half
The company was effectively frozen out of the important Antarctic toothfish grounds.
Synlait trims forecast as Covid-19 threatens to hit demand
Synlait expects to pay $7.05 per kilogram of milk solids for the season just ending.
Feds survey finds farmers feeling less pressure from banks
Federated Farmers May 2020 Banking Survey shows farmers feeling slightly more satisfied.
Comvita dusts off capital raising plans, sets sights on $50m
Comvita plans to raise $50 million through a placement and rights issue.
Brian Stanley: Forestry is our lost opportunity to recover from Covid 19 coronavirus
Comment: NZ, as the last country with open export of logs, is giving locals a raw deal.
Why house prices must fall - and why the news isn't all bad
Experts and investors take a deep dive into what to expect from post-Covid house prices.
Go NZ! Fonterra pulls out all stops to help US Covid-19 victims
Fonterra puts foot to floor to answer a US SOS for Covid-19 patient help.
Hawke's Bay's 2020 vintage looks like a corker
A region plunged into drought has had one big upside.
New venue opens for Levin stock auction
Cattle, sheep and calves entered for first stock sale at new Levin Showgrounds venue.
NZ's largest wind farm is lying unassembled in storage in Hawke's Bay
Huge parts have been stored at sites in Whakatu and Onekawa over the past few months.
Forest regulations put Ernslaw One expansion projects on hold
Potential powers the government is seeking labelled "absurd" by Ernslaw One boss.
NZ agriculture faring well 'but vulnerabilities remain' - Reserve Bank
NZ agriculture is faring well but indebted dairy farmers remain vulnerable, RBNZ says.