OpinionChris Castle and Linda Sanders: Phosphate mining rejection hypocriticalThe income earned by extracting phosphate would be $9.7 million per sq km, compared with $9000 per sq km annually from bottom trawling.16 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandSafety advice: Who to contactWhat to do if you have any information about the threats and who to contact If you have any questions about what to feed your baby.10 Mar 03:17 AM
New Zealand1080: Pesticide's toxic historyFew pesticides arouse as much intense feelings between users of 1080 and opponents of the toxic substance.10 Mar 02:58 AM
AgribusinessDollar has hit venison but velvet strongThe New Zealand dollar's record-breaking run against the long-suffering euro has hit the local venison market hard because of its high exposure to Europe, but strong deer velvet prices have provided....09 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessNZ set to lead over drone rulesAllowing drones to operate beyond the operator's line of sight could provide economic gains of up to $190m a year to New Zealand's farming, forestry and energy sectors.05 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessDairy auction prices keep firmingDairy prices firmed at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, backing expectations that Fonterra will meet its $4.70 a kg farmgate milk price this season, but concerns remain about muted demand from....04 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessDairy prices up 1.1pc overnightDairy product prices rose in the latest overnight GlobalDairyTrade auction.03 Mar 06:00 PM
AgribusinessDairy helps raise commodity price indexHigher dairy prices pushed ANZ's commodity price index up 1.8 per cent last month.03 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessAlarm over UK farm output dropAn alarming decline in food production at British farms will leave shoppers at the mercy of prices and quality elsewhere in the world, warns a UK farming report.02 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessMyFarm launches $5m kiwifruit orchardNew Zealand farm investment company MyFarm, which up until now has specialised in the pastoral sector, has weighed into kiwifruit with the launch of a $5 million orchard syndicate.01 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandCan foreign owners save our country?If your stance on foreign ownership of prized New Zealand countryside is black or white, the case of Robert "Mutt" Lange reveals issues that are far from clear-cut.27 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessFonterra 'on track' to hit payoutFonterra chief financial officer Lukas Paravicini rejects the notion that the co-operative is playing safe in keeping this season's farm gate milk price forecast at $4.70 a kilogram of milksolids.26 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessForecast brighter for FonterraFonterra's board will have reason for cautious optimism when it meets tomorrow to review its farmgate milk price forecast for 2014/15.23 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessHigh country's 'jewel' for saleThe historic Craigieburn Station, in the central Canterbury foothills, has come up for sale for the first time in 98 years.23 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessRecords sought on Crafar bidderAuthorities managing the bankruptcy estate of a businesswoman facing bribery charges in Hong Kong have gone to the High Court to get access to records held by an Auckland law firm.22 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessDairy prices surge at latest auctionDairy prices posted their fifth consecutive gain at this morning’s GlobalDairyTrade auction.17 Feb 06:00 PM
AgribusinessBank settlements top $24mA probe into how three banks marketed interest rate swaps to farmers will see up to $24.2 million go back to rural customers and their communities, with Westpac following ANZ and ASB and settling with the Commerce Commission.17 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessLIC aims for $1 billion revenueLivestock Improvement Corp will set off on a "roadshow" in June to sound out its farmer-shareholders about the possibility of raising capital to drive growth.16 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessDrought adds urgency to irrigation plansDrought throughout much of the South Island and dry conditions in parts of the North look set to add urgency to water storage and irrigation schemes.16 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessEconomics of cow barns clear as mudThe jury is still out on the feasibility of cow barns for New Zealand farming, according to a DairyNZ study.16 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessOtago farmers hit hard by droughtLindsay Carruthers doesn't use a rain gauge when it comes to measuring rainfall on his Middlemarch farm.12 Feb 04:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessGenetics firm's profit upLivestock Improvement Corp, a farmer co-operative that sells bull semen and provides a dairy genetics database, posted a 10 per cent gain in first-half profit on increased demand for its products and....12 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandDrought to be declared in South IslandA medium-adverse drought event will be declared and a Government assistance package announced in the South Island today.11 Feb 10:08 PM
AgribusinessGovt expected to declare drought areasThe Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy, is expected to declare South Canterbury and North Otago drought areas when he visits the rapidly depleting Opuha Dam, near Fairlie, today.11 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandGood forecast unwelcome news to someWhile a prediction of sunny weather for the rest of the month will be good news to sunseekers, it's unlikely to be welcomed by those suffering from dry conditions.10 Feb 04:00 PM
