Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Farmers look at trimming costsThere may just be a ray of sunshine among the gloom of falling milk prices, writes Glenys Christian.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: New entrants make dent in supplyUpdated figures next month will show how much milk supply has moved away from Fonterra since its formation.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Livestock chasing $1b goalIt may seem an uphill task but CEO Wayne McNee tells Tamsyn Parker he is pursuing a growth strategy.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Approach success by designUnderstanding other cultures is key to NZ making its food attractive to different markets around the world.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Market-led the modern Landcorp buzzwordLandcorp boss Steven Carden is taking a two-pronged approach to developing and building on NZ's largest corporate farmer.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Price fall tests resilienceDairy farmers are being cautioned about spending but urged to weather the storm, writes Glenys Christian.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Fresh moves to get Alliance with Silver FernFarmers have been assured that Silver Fern Farms' plans to raise up to $100m in new equity will not threaten its status as a co-operative.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Riding the roller coasterThe Government is kick-starting projects to increase the resilience of the primary sector, says Nathan Guy.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Kiwis still leading the wayInnovation on the farm is alive and well, reports Graham Skellern.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Sumagrow plans export growth from AucklandBio Soil Enhancers Inc is planning to use Auckland as its base for exporting through the Asia-Pacific region.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Primary sector powerhousesWe should maximise our potential to create real, sustainable value in New Zealand, writes Ian Proudfoot.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Consumer-ready meat on riseIndustry leaders are at loggerheads about whether processors are doing enough to add value to meat exports.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Focus on the fundamentalsFarming profitability at home becomes even more important as competition hots up in the Chinese market, writes Karen Silk.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: The advantages of good genesGene-mappers say the information they are producing could add $300m to the dairy industry. Tamsyn Parker reports.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: A competitive advantageA disciplined investment and management regime is helping farmers move into the future, writes Graham Turley.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: It's time for a fresh debate on GMOsNew Zealanders should be presented with all the facts to enable robust discussion on the use of gene editing technologies.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Collaboration, innovation for thriving primary sectorThe Primary Growth Partnership is providing the platform for a sustainable, thriving future for the primary industries.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Intimacy is the new realitySpeed of information flows allows customer relationships to grow at unprecedented pace, writes Mike Petersen.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Projecting the right imageMassey scientists are exploring technology for better farming reports Tamsyn Parker.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Technology builds resilience - and profitabilityManaging another era of volatility is a big challenge for our dairy industry, and one that requires a high degree of resilience.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: New company's diagnostic tool takes guesswork out of mastitisFarm Medix is selling thousands of mastitis diagnostic kits and saving farmers plenty of money around the world.15 Jul 04:00 PM
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
