Business
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.
Simple system, high profits
Derek and Leanne White's exceptional performance on their Waiouru farm won them the 2023 Wairere Central Districts Red Meat Farm Business of the Year award.
The outlook for Landcorp
Is there a future in public ownership for Landcorp Farming? Ray Macleod thinks the SOE is far from a shining example for the farming sector to aspire to and says it needs to sharpen its farming act.
Election promises and CVs
As the election nears, political parties are releasing their policies. Jo Cuttance looks at what the various parties are proposing for the agriculture sector – policies that will all have an impact on individual farming businesses and the entire sector.
An integrated system
The pros and cons for integrating livestock and arable production were discussed in depth and from many angles at a recent industry field day, Sandra Taylor writes.