So it's official – we now have a drought in large parts of the country: no surprise to most of us in the rural sector. 

Change in ownership at Anzco Meats is a vote of confidence in the meat industry, claims company chairman Sir Graeme Harrison.

Beef from Kiwi Cross cows offers dairy farmers a way to boost their profits, says Firstlight Foods, Hawkes Bay.

Whatever it takes, don’t disrupt your capital stock to cope with the drought. That’s the headline message from a seasoned Canterbury consultant who’s seen the region go through severely dry seasons in over 40 years in the industry.

A drop in the primary produce commodity price index will scarcely affect land prices, says the real estate industry.

State farmer Landcorp is reviewing its full-year profit forecast in the face of a lower milk payout and dry weather.

Australian beef farmers are bracing for a market contraction.

The exceptionally low milk price has dealt a blow to Landcorp, forcing it to post a half year profit to December 31, 2014 of just $1 million, down 92% on the same period in the previous year. 

Official declaration that the South Island’s drought is a medium-scale adverse event has been widely welcomed by farmers and their representatives.

A slump in farmer confidence has seen Federated Farmers' new-season 2015 Farm Confidence Survey move further into negative territory.