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Meat marketing focus reaping rewards
Concentrating on marketing its cuts rather than processing them is paying dividends for a niche meat exporter.
Concentrating on marketing its cuts rather than processing them is paying dividends for a niche meat exporter.
Disgruntled Alliance Group shareholders have gathered sufficient support to force a special meeting to discuss the potential benefits and risks of a merger with fellow co-operative Silver Fern....
The controversial $275 million Ruataniwha water storage scheme in Hawkes Bay is a step closer after the High Court said no appeals had been lodged in the consent process.
Fonterra says it is disappointed about a poor first-half result expected by its Chinese infant formula investment, Beingmate Baby & Child.
A $16.65m programme to develop and commercialise new ways to process food could add $250 million a year to NZ's export earnings within 20 years.
A sharp decline in whole milk powder prices looks likely at the twice-monthly GlobalDairyTrade auction on Thursday, with futures market pricing suggesting a drop of about 8 per cent.
Investment expert Mark Lister looks at whether our "rock star economy" is headed for recession.
Business confidence has fallen to a three-year low, led by regions like Waikato, Canterbury and Southland particularly exposed to the dairy sector.
Silver Fern Farms says the group agitating for change at New Zealand's biggest meat processor has misled shareholders.
Heinz Wattie and Hawkes Bay fruitgrowers have lined up against what they say would be a relaxation of New Zealand's anti-dumping regime if Government proposals go ahead.
Lincoln University in Canterbury is known for its stubby-wearing students and land-based prospectus. For the first time in the university's history, females outnumber males.
Prosecutions against those behind fishing vessels that tangled with the Royal NZ Navy over summer have been hailed as a "giant step forward" by Foreign Minister Murray McCully.
A second interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank next month is now a done deal and a third is increasingly on the cards before the year is out.
New Zealand apple growers have enjoyed another strong season and the industry looks set to hit the goal of $1 billion in export receipts earlier than the 10-year target of 2022.
Market analysts and dairy industry players say Fonterra needs to improve its performance and while job cuts are unfortunate, big changes are required.
A letter from the Department of Conservation addressed to members of the Taupo Fishery Advisory Committee has been described as proposing "trout farming by stealth" and is certain to raise....
New Zealand's largest agriculture expo kicks off tomorrow with the spotlight on innovation in the agritech sector.
Two Auckland men met about two years ago and in that short time they have discovered they have the same passion - cleaning up waterways.
Farmers at this week's Fieldays at Mystery Creek will have cost control and innovation on their minds as they try and mitigate the impact of a cashflow crunch caused by sharply lower dairy....
The next eight months will be lean for dairy farmers but Rabobank NZ chief Ben Russell says he is confident the downturn will be cyclical and one most farmers can cope with.
IrrigationNZ said the $25 million in extra funding for irrigation projects announced in the Budget would help boost development of water storage and infrastructure.
It's crunch time for dairy farmers this week when Fonterra releases its farmgate milk price forecast for the coming 2015/16 season.
Trade Minister Tim Groser said he was not aware his last name had been turned into a verb: "Grossing".
A pig hunter is in a critical condition after being accidentally shot in the back in the NSW south west slopes region.
Increased dairy farm foreclosures look likely if product prices remain weak, the Reserve Bank says in its latest financial stability report.
Shareholders in Australian dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn (MG) have voted in favour of a Fonterra-style capital structure that will see its units trade on the ASX.