Stricken farmers warned of more rain
Farmers are working furiously to pump out flooded pastures as they prepare for more rain on top of the weekend's deluge.
Farmers are working furiously to pump out flooded pastures as they prepare for more rain on top of the weekend's deluge.
A rival takeover offer has been launched for NZ Farming Systems Uruguay.
In Auckland backyards, chooks have become the ultimate in free-range, recessionary accessories. James Russell takes a peek over the fence.
PGG Wrightson, New Zealand's biggest rural services group has returned to profit after impairments in the previous year.
NZ Farming Systems Uruguay said it disagrees with assertions made by Olam International and urged shareholders not to sell into the takeover offer yet.
Chinese dairy investors may be media shy, but they have been lobbying politicians and other key players at the highest levels.
Russia last week banned grain exports for the rest of the year after a severe drought and wildfires destroyed 20 per cent of its wheat crop.
Sheep and beef farming could all but disappear in New Zealand if "structural issues" causing profits to drop are allowed to continue, says Federated Farmers.
Volatile dairy prices are here to stay, says dairy one futures expert.
The Chinese bid for the Crafar dairy farms has everything but transparency, finds Karyn Scherer.
It's easier to assuage your conscience with a Fairtrade latte than spend time contemplating the problems facing impoverished farmers.