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Agribusiness: Burgeoning appetite for new products

The time to capitalise on the surging numbers of newly-affluent Chinese households is now.

Robotic technology coming to orchards

Robotics Plus Ltd is developing mechanisation, automation, robotic and sensor technologies for horticulturet o achieve new levels of productivity.

Agribusiness: Big swings in the farming cycle

Westpac's Karen Silk says the bank is confident the problems facing NZ dairy farmers are cyclical.

High value products need a point of difference

Heading into a third year of low prices, questions have to be asked whether the dairy industry is on a false path. If so, where is the path back to firm ground?

Agribusiness: Co-op makes its own destiny

Tatua opened its own office in Shanghai, imported its own dairy products and is now achieving strong growth in a lucrative market, writes James Penn.

Agribusiness: Efficiency through precision farming

Case Study: Craige MacKenzie -- Precision Agriculture Farmer of the Year.

Agribusiness: Dairy will do the right thing

An industry leader says the sector is showing it is proactive in sustainability and caring for the environment.

Agribusiness: Kiwi innovation solving problems

We all know New Zealand does world-leading primary produce, but the technology to allow our farmers and growers to succeed from a distance is also setting the pace, Victoria Hallum explains

Agribusiness: Steering clear of emissions

Despite some opposition, the government is presently not planning to account for agricultural emissions within a trading scheme -- but one industry spokesman believes it's only a matter of time before it is included, reports James Penn.

Fieldays attendance steady despite dairy slump

Attendance at Fieldays is running just slightly below this time last year, despite the current slump in dairy prices.

Fieldays - keeping the traffic flowing

There are some high tech solutions being organised to help keep Fieldays traffic manageable.

Agribusiness: Selling the future of farming

Dairying is one of a number of industries facing a possible labour shortage.

Agribusiness: Falling dollar softens dairy blow, rewards other exporters

After years of gains, the New Zealand dollar is finally in retreat.

Agribusiness: Now it's farming by numbers

Rural rollout will help put an end to the town and country divide, says Vodafone's Russell Stanners.

Agribusiness: Let's have dividend that covers cost of shares

Whitianga dairy farmer Dirk Sieling sees a strong future in the dairy industry.

Agribusiness: New ways to feed the world

Can agriculture save the world before destroying it, asks Steven Carden.

Agribusiness: Fail to plan, plan to fail

Investment, innovation and hard work may be wasted if we head in the wrong direction, says Damien O'Connor.

Agribusiness: More than just the sheep's back

Sheep milk products may become a Holy Grail as the agricultural industry continues to diversify, writes Tim McCready.