Crafar properties could go for $200m
The sale of 16 Crafar dairy farms could be enough to cover all of the family's bank debt.
The sale of 16 Crafar dairy farms could be enough to cover all of the family's bank debt.
The former head of NZ's biggest private dairy operation is talking to foreign interests in an attempt to trade his way out of debt.
The grocery industry, lest we forget, is basically trench warfare, Tim Morris insists.
The Govt should think carefully when drawing up its new rules for the treatment of pigs, writes Catriona MacLennan.
An MP's bill proposing an increase in maximum sentences for animal cruelty offences has earned Govt support.
Most industry groups welcomed the Government's announcement today that it will make a livestock tracing scheme compulsory - and pay for it.
Unsettled conditions could mark a turning point for our summer weather, forecasters say.
The Government is keeping close watch on the "big dry" in many regions and will consider drought assistance if conditions worsen, Agriculture Minister David Carter says.
A New Zealand-led initiative on cutting greenhouse gases has won widespread support.
New Zealand bio-security and food safety authorities moved proactively this morning to announce the discovery of a brain disease that affects sheep.
A high New Zealand dollar and reduced demand for sheep and beef looks set to hurt farmers in the coming year.