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.

Read More

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.

Read More

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.

Read More

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.

Read More

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.

Read More

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.

Read More

Local lamb on Chinese menus

Gone are the days when imported products were always seen as better in China. Hunter McGregor reports from Shanghai.

Read More

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.

Read More

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.

Read More

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.

Read More