Invercargill-based Alliance Group said its pre-tax profit rose by 26.7 per cent to $10.1 million in the year to September, despite difficult conditions.

Making ends meet in the sheep farming industry is becoming increasingly difficult as both breeders and finishers struggle to balance

Wools of New Zealand (WNZ) has bounced to a net after tax-profit of $1.5 million in the year to June, despite factors such as the

Noticing a gap in the sheep and beef sector, Bronwyn Campbell decided to do something to help address it. She formed South Otago

There was a lot of lip-smacking at the launch of AngusPure Special Reserve on Friday night. It took place at the well-groomed Rathmoy

While spring is well established and grass is growing, the lack of sunshine in many regions has been holding stock condition back

A range of factors including currency fluctuations, a weak and volatile outlook for lamb and wool, plus the impact of drought and

The trend for dairy farmers to move away from breeding bobby calves in favour of quality dairy/beef cross calves which are fetching

It's a battle of the finest for Lye Farm and Scott Farm on the outskirts of Hamilton - all in the name charity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

New Zealand Merino chairwoman Ruth Richardson has slammed a suggestion the company's management is greedy and guilty of self-enrichment

It's been a disappointing season for sheep farmers but shareholders in Alliance Group - the country's biggest sheep meat processor - to look forward to.

Young Telford graduates William Benson and Lisa Bonenkamp will today embark on careers in the red meat sector. The pair have completed

Most girls play with dolls but 12 year old Tayla Hansen would rather be outside playing with Zeus, a bull that is 15 times her size. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

NZ's monthly trade deficit widened to a record in September as meat exports dropped to their lowest level in more than three years.

Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) has blamed "patch protection", farmer apathy and a rural media campaign against it for a decision to

An extra or extension product in the AngusPure beef brand is to be launched at a property near Hunterville on November 4. The launch

Meat Industry Excellence has gone into recess with chairman Dave McGaveston signing off in vitriolic fashion. In a statement, the

Don Carson is a professional spin doctor of long-standing in agriculture who comments on the PR spin in the press release from Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) about going into recess.

A Hawke's Bay sheep farm is the first in the world to be certified for the GAP step 4 sheep programme. GAP is the Global Animal Partnership

The Royal Show in Hastings this week will field one of the strongest fields of top shearers and woolhandlers ever seen in Hawke's

The final report of a five-year study into the use of quality beef genetics in a dairy beef supply chain was released this week, confirming

Whanganui has come out top of the tastebuds at New Zealand's premier food awards. In front of 400 guests at a gala dinner at the

Every second year, Maori sheep and beef farmers have an opportunity to shine by competing for the high-profile Ahuwhenua Trophy, the

Groceries were cheaper in September, impacted by cheaper bananas, lamb and chicken.

By now most farmers have all or a good portion of their new season lamb crop on the ground. In the North Island favourable lambing

The Minister for Primary Industries looks at the sheep meat industry and the East Otago Field Days.

Jamie Mackay and Damien O'Connor discuss who is the biggest left-wing tosser on The Country. Seriously.

Another massive yarding of over 5600 prime hoggets at yesterday's Feilding Prime Stock Sale had everyone questioning how many more

Britain's arrangements for leaving the European Union (EU) by the summer of 2019 and progress towards an EU-NZ free trade agreement

Julian Aitken regularly tests the water underground and downstream from his feedlot. "We are having no impact, in fact nitrogen levels