Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Dairy makes a positive impression on the countryNew Zealanders' impression of the dairy industry is positive, according to DairyNZ's latest Public Perceptions of Dairy survey.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Spreadsheets in the cloudTechnology firm Xero is moving in and providing online support for farmers, writes Bill Bennett.15 Jul 04:00 PM
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: The value-added approachThree key strategic disciplines will create more product value, writes Hamish Gow.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Funding scarce for new projectsChallenges faced by a major meat industry player of a previous era in pursuing its branded strategy will sound familiar.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Some cheers among the dairy doldrumsJamie Gray reviews the roller-coaster year in the primary sector where horticulture, beef and wine have been shining lights.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Online farm budgeting advice is close at handSome farmers need to get better at budgeting to weather the slow-down in dairying, says David McCall of DairyNZ.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: 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: 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
AgribusinessLochinver purchase stallsThe sale of Lochinver station to Chinese interests spearheaded by Shanghai Pengxin reignited concerns about farm sales to foreigners during the election campaign.07 Jun 05:00 PM
AgribusinessDairy prices push index downTumbling dairy prices dragged ANZ's commodity price index 7.4 per cent lower last month and a stronger New Zealand dollar amplified the decline.04 May 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Plan to can middle-men milking parentsA major disruptive play will be launched in the Chinese baby formula market in Beijing today which could ultimately have a big impact - some say seismic - on the price paid for imported product by....31 Mar 08:57 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
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
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
BDBDAgribusinessNZ tractor sales hit decade highFarmers have been increasing their spending on equipment as cash flows were boosted by Fonterra's record payout.02 Dec 02:13 AM
BDBDAgribusinessProducer prices fall on dairy manufacturing inputsNew Zealand producer input prices fell in the third quarter as lower farmgate milk prices reduced input costs for dairy manufacturers.19 Nov 11:08 PM
BDBDAgribusinessNZ tractor sales set to match recordNew Zealand tractor sales are expected to match record highs this year, thanks to high milk prices and good growing conditions.18 Nov 02:12 AM
BDBDAgribusinessNZX offers milk forecasting services to dairy industryNZX is offering a new service for the dairy industry to forecast local milk production and calculate milk prices.30 Sep 09:58 PM
AgribusinessRussia's ban hitting NZ milk pricesDairy farmers in this country can expect to come under financial pressure if milk powder prices remain low and tensions in Europe continue to mount, say economists.03 Sep 05:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessWestland Milk payout slashedWestland Milk Products, the Hokitika-based dairy cooperative, has overtaken rival Fonterra in cutting its forecast payout to farmers.27 Aug 08:53 PM
AgribusinessProducer prices fall as dairy declinesNew Zealand producers' input and output prices fell in the second quarter of this year as dairy prices declined.19 Aug 12:26 AM
AgribusinessJohn Deere and the downside of an abundant harvestThis year hasn't been kind to the US agricultural sector, just ask John Deere, the world's largest manufacturer of farming machinery.14 Aug 03:02 AM
