Business
Aussie farmers pay skin disposal fee
Stock agents have confirmed Australian processors have been charging 50 cents to $1 for skins of no commercial value for several months, and up to $5 in one case reported to Australian online sheep and wool website Sheep Central.
What makes top performers
Chris Garland has worked 40 years as an agribusiness consultant, has judged a number of farmer of the year competitions and has good credentials to identify the characteristics of top performers in the sheep and beef industry.
Scones – cream or jam first?
When it comes to the way we do things, Mark Chamberlain observes that people who care and have empathy for their livestock also do the same for their staff.
Toughing out tough times
North Otago farmer and farm consultant Kerry Dwyer shares his wisdom on how to stop cash losses and gain better prices.
Rolling out the carpets
Development of Wools of New Zealand's commercial tile range follows an 18-month testing programme in conjunction with
manufacturers and growers.
Swift action needed for markets
AgriHQ senior analyst Mel Croad has been following lamb export markets and prices and says this red-meat season has got to be better than last.
Local lamb on Chinese menus
Gone are the days when imported products were always seen as better in China. Hunter McGregor reports from Shanghai.
Inda shaping up to be red hot
Lamb and mutton exports to India have bounced back to pre-Covid levels, but there are mixed feelings among meat companies about growth there. By Glenys Christian.
Post-election options
Opposition parties have ideas about what they’d do with Landcorp should there be a change of government in October. By Jo Cuttance.
Watch the live Q&A with soil educator Nicole Masters and Sarah Perriam-Lampp
Internationally renowned soil educator, Nicole Masters, will be back in New Zealand this November for a Soil Resilience Tour, consisting of two in-depth workshops in the North and South Island.