Brierley Penn talks to companies moving ahead in the Latin American arena.

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.

Ruth Hone is the first female recipient of the NZ Dairy Industry Dairy Trainee of the Year Award and she has strong ambitions for success in the agricultural industry.

Alexander Speirs visited Fonterra’s farm in Hebei to find out how dairy farming Chinese-style differs from New Zealand.

Chinese investors are turning their attention to the New Zealand meat industry with Pengxin, confirming it is assessing beef investment opportunities in New Zealand and elsewhere.

The contribution that the primary sector is making to the economic wellbeing of New Zealand is greater than ever.

In the past 12 months we have seen a boom time for the primary industries.

Professor Peter Kemp believes Massey University is critical to the growth of agriculture in NZ.

At the opening of National Fieldays, John Key observed that New Zealand's agriculture sector is becoming very high-tech.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dairy company Tatua is showing no signs of easing up in its quest for innovation, writes Brierley Penn.

The Foodservices HQ sits atop a high-rise building atop a shopping mall in downtown Shanghai.

Agriculture and the primary sectors generate the vast majority of NZ's export revenue. Labour has a proud history of leadership and hard decision-making across all primary sectors.

Christchurch agribusiness company Scales says it is considering an initial public offering and a listing on the NZX.

Water management will play a vital role in New Zealand's agricultural future.

Local producers see a benefit for them as China tightens its rules around infant formula, writes Christopher Adams.

Growing up in urban Wellington, and attending a fairly small private girl's school, was an unusual pathway into the agricultural sector for DairyNZ Scholar, Brigitte Ravera.

Minister looks for results from recipients of PGP scheme funding.

Brierley Penn looks at efforts to collaborate for innovation in the food sector.

Just as the next wave of genetically modified crops is making its way to market overseas, two councils in Northland have announced their intention to impose tighter controls on the technology.

Nathan Penny presents a rough guide to the economic effects of the food price boom.

Rural vets will soon play an important role boosting productivity for sheep and beef meat farmers, writes Bill Bennett.

ASB is more generally known for its technological prowess and customer service but now it is pushing into the agribusiness space, taking rural corporate customers to China and focusing them on burgeoning opportunities in Latin America.