Agribusiness

Fonterra proposal a good move

Making a change to any businesses is difficult.

Slow start to new season

Dairy Supply pressures are continuing to provide support to commodity prices.

Farmlands' year of transformation

Rural retailer Farmlands says it is undergoing a transformation period.

Growers back wool merger

Woolgrowers have almost unanimously voted in favour of the proposed merger of Wools of NZ (WNZ) and Primary Wool Co-operative- owned CP Wool (CPW).

Lincoln University scientists develop greenhouse gas emission reduction technology

Two Lincoln University scientists, Emeritus professor Keith Cameron and professor Hong Di, have delivered a breakthrough technology with immediate benefits for the dairy farming sector to combat climate change.

Women of real substance

With the critical role women play on farms around the world recently recognised by this year's International Day of Rural Women on October 15, Hawke's Bay farmer Maddy McLean reflects on how the traditional role of women in agriculture has evolved.

$1b windfall for shareholders

Fonterra's plan to return $1 billion to shareholders in three years through the divestments of overseas milk pools is the right move, according to Waikato farmer Andrew McGiven.

Market outlook strong, but challenges ahead

While the majority of primary sector prices are generally strong, there are also several challenges ahead for the sector, according to the latest BNZ Rural Wrap report.

Prices boom on sluggish growth

Dairy Global commodity prices have enjoyed a period of strength in September. Overall, the global market fundamentals remain well-balanced, but with several moving parts.

Catchment group making group progress on improving water

Over the last two and a half years, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has worked on a project to improve the freshwater health catchment groups from across the country, with help from the Ministry for Environment's (MfE) Freshwater Improvement Fund. One of these groups is the Thomson's Creek Catchment…

Fickle weather frustrates contractors

Rural contractors in Southland say the wettest spring in 30 years is impacting on already short supplies of feed.

Beef upheaval 'won't benefit NZ'

A major upheaval in the global beef market isn't expected to translate into gains for New Zealand exporters.

Record prices spring into life

Dairy commodity prices had a mixed performance in August 2021.

Wait on RMA reforms - Feds

Federated Farmers is urging the Government not to try and push through radical reforms of the Resource Management Act (RMA) during the current pandemic.

Here to help not harm - claim

Is it time farmers looked at workplace health and safety from an unfamiliar perspective?

NZ beef demand to remain strong

Good spring Despite significant turbulence in global beef markets, pricing for New Zealand beef remains strong and local producers are heading into the spring in a great position, according to Rabobank's latest Global Beef Quarterly report.

Wool companies aim for merger

In November wool-growers will vote on a proposed merger between grower-owned export and marketing company Wools of New Zealand (WNZ) and Primary Wool Co-operative to form a fully integrated supply chain business.

Prices hold, costs rising

Dairy Dairy commodity prices continued to shift down a gear through July 2021.

More farmer trainers needed!

There appears to be no shortage of school leavers wanting a career in the sheep beef and deer industry, but rather a lack of training farms.

Will NZ prices heat up in July?

Dairy Dairy commodity prices were mostly softer through June 2021.

Everything looks like going up!

Dairy Global dairy spot markets, for the most part, have been stuck in neutral through May.

Red meat sector exports steady in April

New Zealand red meat exports remained steady in April with a total of $863 million worth of meat and co-products exported to global markets.

Changing look for NZ lamb?

New Zealand meat producers will have to change their breeding priorities to take a full advantage of a new optical meat quality monitoring system being developed by AgResearch.