Red meat exports soar by 28 pc for third quarter
Beef exports top 100,000 tonnes in third quarter for first time.
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Fine Otago wool fetched fine price at last week's South Island wool sale in Christchurch.
Southern retailer says wool carpet overtaking synthetic sales
Paul Rilllstone says the tide is turning for the sales of woollen carpet.
Strong wool roadshow calls on farmers to tackle 'plastic carpets'
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Increase in minimum rate for Silver Fern meat workers
Minimum hourly productive rate increased by almost 10 per cent.
Southland farmer spends birthday tailing lambs
Wilson Ronald docked lambs in accordance to new govt rules which came into effect in May.
Woolies Jeans founder 'ecstatic' over crowdfunding
Woolies Jeans has smashed its minimum target on crowdfunding platform PledgeMe.
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Meet the couple behind a mouth-watering Hawke's Bay beef brand.
Otago farmers push lambing date out to avoid snow
Charles Crutchley made the call this year to delay putting his ram out by two weeks.
Silver Fern Farms expecting another solid profit
Silver Fern Farms is on track for a fifth year of sustained profit, CEO Simon Limmer says.
Pasture-raised, grain-finished or plant-based: Which beef is best?
Research shows differences in meat quality depending on how the animal is raised.
NZ red meat exports: Soaring beef demand drives 26 pc increase in August
Meat Industry Association says overall exports for August 2021 reached $650 million.
Kiwi shearer aiming to take 'Woolies Jeans' to world stage
Could Woolies Jeans be the next Allbirds? Jovian Cummins certainly hopes so.
Fear forestry conversions impacting farming communities
"It's going to be the death of sheep and beef farming as we know it."
Sheep sale small in numbers but high prices at Dannevirke
A small yarding of just under 500 sheep in the last September sale.
Sheep milk supplier Maui Milk eyes expansion
All elements of the business to be combined under one entity: Maui Food Group Limited.
Hawea woman's life split between town and country
Shepherd, physiotherapist, singer and photographer Anna Munro leads a diverse lifestyle.
Lamb prices forecast to rise further
Economists predicting lamb prices could reach as high as $9.65-$9.75kg.
Netherlands group gets go-ahead to buy Catlins station for forestry
Area of 330ha at Wisp Hill will soon be planted with radiata pine seedlings.
Employer steps up to put staff in driver's seat
Dargaville's Silver Fern Farms sponsors driver licence process for employees
Record profit for NZ Merino Company
Company's Ebit $6.4 million - a significant increase on the forecast $1.9 million.
ORC pleased with winter grazing compliance
Otago Regional Council staff have seen no major breaches on Otago farms this year.
Low venison prices leave farmers frustrated
Concerns farmers will start exiting the sector if venison prices don't improve.
NZ beef genetics to receive $16.7m funding
B+LNZ and MPI co-funded programme considered "ground breaking".
No gains for NZ meat industry after Brazil suspends exports to China
Brazil suspended exports to China after two cases of "atypical" mad cow disease detected.
Red meat exports reach $870m in July
More than 25,300 tonnes of sheepmeat and almost 50,000 tonnes of beef were exported.
Farming family takes advantage of lockdown
"Lockdown is a perfect opportunity to get jobs out of the way."
Alliance Plant in Dannevirke in full production in level 4
Alliance Group has enacted alert level 4 protocols across its sites, including Dannevirke.
Pāmu reports a $29 million after tax profit
Positive result means Pāmu will pay a $5m dividend to its shareholder - the NZ Government.
Drive to survive: Lockdown 'huge' hit for butchers, revenue plummets
Butchers are struggling and are calling to be allowed to open, safely, under level 4.