Alliance Group chair Murray Taggart is looking forward to spending more time on farm as he steps down after a total of about 18 years on the meat co-operative's board, including the last 10 years as chairman. Nigel Malthus reports...

OPINION: A mate of yours truly wants to know why the beef schedule differential is now more than 45-50 cents a kilo between North and South Island producers – if you look at February 2024 steer prices.

Alliance Group says following delayed livestock flows - due to ideal growing conditions in both the North Island and the southern South Island - sheep and beef processing numbers are starting to crank up in the move to autumn.

A new pet food canning factory at Hornby is promising better overall returns for farmers as it taps into lucrative export markets.

Southern meat processor Alliance Group will not be starting its sixth sheepmeat processing chain at its Lorneville meat works in Southland this season.

Alliance Group director Pat McEvedy has been voted off the board.

Listed livestock trader Allied Farmers is retaining earnings and not paying shareholders a dividend for the 2023 financial year.

Silver Fern Farms is facing "a huge amount of headwinds".

A large New Zealand trade delegation is in India this week - but don't expect any major trade deals.

Alliance Group is lifting processing capacity by 24% ahead of an expected increase in bobby calf volumes.