
Meat co-op finds the silver lining
Silver Fern Farms faced near oblivion two years ago, now it has a strong balance sheet.
Silver Fern Farms faced near oblivion two years ago, now it has a strong balance sheet.
One of New Zealand's top performing red meat farms is also one of the most tech savvy.
COMMENT: We must generate ways to turn our natural assets into high-value export dollars.
An investment in technology and new products make Alliance a NZ success story.
New tech could have farmers checking the state of their farm before getting out of bed.
NZ will not remain a first world country by bankrupting agribusiness, says Winston Peters.
Alternative products from sheep and goats are finding valuable niche markets.
COMMENT: Change in the perception of farmers can't be just from a politician.
ASB's Kevin Cooney explains blockchain tech and explores its potential in agriculture.
COMMENT: Fonterra is investing to keep ahead of the trends, writes James Penn.
Holly Ryan talks to some of the women making waves in New Zealand agribusiness.
Robots can do milking duties and free up the farmer to complete other jobs on the farm.
The global market for animal-free meat substitutes is growing rapidly.
The milk price slump created an opportunity to strengthen financial literacy.
Fonterra is making farmers more sophisticated and is attacking the food services markets.
NZ has one of the world's fastest growing global dairy-based derivatives markets.
Trump has stressed that he is not opposed to all trade agreements.
Winemakers are right behind moves to protect NZ regional names in overseas markets.
Greens agriculture policy about future-proofing the economy by protecting the environment.
Looking forward is beginning to mean looking up for the most plugged in farmers.
Agribusiness 2017 covers the latest development in agriculture in the election year.
The agriculture business now moves faster than any government could.
Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings' challenge 'build windmills not walls' is galvanising the dairy co-operative.
Innovation pilot introduces Startup thinking into the business.
Fonterra has invested heavily into innovation and intellectual property. Now it has developed a new milk fingerprinting process, explains Bill Bennett.
Southeast Asia initiative has potential to grow our innovation, writes Rebecca Palmer.
Former Fonterra director Earl Rattray is at the forefront of a shift to larger-scale dairy farming in India. For the past four years
Pat Verryt says Spark is working on an "Internet of Things" project to help farmers.
The UN warns that the recent era of high agricultural commodity prices is likely to be over for all sub-sectors.