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Agribusiness Report: Fears over food regulation
Primary industry bosses fear NZ's "world-class" food safety regulatory system is in danger of being swapped for a costly and inflexible set of rules.
Primary industry bosses fear NZ's "world-class" food safety regulatory system is in danger of being swapped for a costly and inflexible set of rules.
The Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) is a government-industry initiative which is investing in significant programmes of research and innovation to boost the economic growth and sustainability of New Zealand's primary, forestry and food sectors.
Soaring rural property prices are showing no sign of abating, writes Colin Taylor.
As New Zealand gets serious about bringing 21st Century connectivity to the rural sector, the buck doesn't stop with the fixed line Rural Broadband Initiative.
Brierley Penn finds out what’s happening in this new market.
Alexander Speirs visited Fonterra’s farm in Hebei to find out how dairy farming Chinese-style differs from New Zealand.
Goodman Fielder is adapting a strong local profile to meet the export market, reports Alexander Speirs.
Some small businesses have paid a heavy price over the baby formula botulism debacle, writes Michael Barnett.
The contribution that the primary sector is making to the economic wellbeing of New Zealand is greater than ever.
Off-farm irrigation infrastructure such as dams, canals and pipe distribution networks is a growing sector, and has an important part to play in the New Zealand economy.
The Foodservices HQ sits atop a high-rise building atop a shopping mall in downtown Shanghai.
Dairy company Tatua is showing no signs of easing up in its quest for innovation, writes Brierley Penn.
Alexander Speirs travelled to China to find out what Fonterra is doing to push itself up the value chain.
It seems counter-intuitive that a sector representing a quarter of New Zealand's economy is seen as difficult and inaccessible for investment.
One of the most powerful supercomputers in the Southern Hemisphere earns its keep producing accurate, up-to-date and tailored weather forecasts to help farmers make better decisions.
Professor Peter Kemp believes Massey University is critical to the growth of agriculture in NZ.
In the past 12 months we have seen a boom time for the primary industries.
Fonterra is looking to build its presence in Latin America. Brierley Penn talks to managing director Alex Turnbull.
Before entering the dairy industry five and a half years ago, Charlie McCaig said that he had never really come within three feet of a cow.
With the world's population tipped to reach nine billion by 2050, global agriculture production is required to increase by 70 per cent to meet the world's increasing demand for food.
New Zealand's oldest dairy company is proving that sustainability initiatives are not only good for the environment but can also make good business sense.
At the opening of National Fieldays, John Key observed that New Zealand's agriculture sector is becoming very high-tech.
Synlait CEO Dr John Penno reckons New Zealand agricultural exporters must meet the expectations that growing numbers of Asian "Tiger Moms" have for high quality, safe food.
Talk has it that Silver Ferns Farms and Alliance Group - the two companies responsible for more than half the New Zealand meat industry - feud like the Hatfields and McCoys.