Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Primary sector powerhousesWe should maximise our potential to create real, sustainable value in New Zealand, writes Ian Proudfoot.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Consumer-ready meat on riseIndustry leaders are at loggerheads about whether processors are doing enough to add value to meat exports.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Focus on the fundamentalsFarming profitability at home becomes even more important as competition hots up in the Chinese market, writes Karen Silk.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: The advantages of good genesGene-mappers say the information they are producing could add $300m to the dairy industry. Tamsyn Parker reports.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: A competitive advantageA disciplined investment and management regime is helping farmers move into the future, writes Graham Turley.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: It's time for a fresh debate on GMOsNew Zealanders should be presented with all the facts to enable robust discussion on the use of gene editing technologies.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Collaboration, innovation for thriving primary sectorThe Primary Growth Partnership is providing the platform for a sustainable, thriving future for the primary industries.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Intimacy is the new realitySpeed of information flows allows customer relationships to grow at unprecedented pace, writes Mike Petersen.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Projecting the right imageMassey scientists are exploring technology for better farming reports Tamsyn Parker.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: Technology builds resilience - and profitabilityManaging another era of volatility is a big challenge for our dairy industry, and one that requires a high degree of resilience.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness: New company's diagnostic tool takes guesswork out of mastitisFarm Medix is selling thousands of mastitis diagnostic kits and saving farmers plenty of money around the world.15 Jul 04:00 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Added value pioneers lead wayArguments over "adding value" have been the hardy perennial of any discussion of the New Zealand food industry for longer than I have been alive.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Ag sector needs cash injectionLast year the Ministry of Primary Industries said it wanted New Zealand primary sector exports to double by 2025. This means lifting 2013's $32b of exports to $64b a year.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Foreign purchases and rural propertyIt is difficult to determine if the purchase of rural properties by foreigners is a catalyst for higher rural land prices, but data supplied by the OIO contains surprises.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Farm investments for the rest of usUntil recently it wasn't easy for New Zealand small investors to take part in the country's most successful industry: dairy farming.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Fears over food regulationPrimary industry bosses fear NZ's "world-class" food safety regulatory system is in danger of being swapped for a costly and inflexible set of rules.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Latin translationBrierley Penn finds out what’s happening in this new market.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Rural real estate in demandSoaring rural property prices are showing no sign of abating, writes Colin Taylor.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Solving the capital deficitIt seems counter-intuitive that a sector representing a quarter of New Zealand's economy is seen as difficult and inaccessible for investment.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: NZ firms working with China's biggest playersFonterra chief executive Theo Spierings expects to unveil the first of the co-operative's major Chinese partnerships later this year.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Helping China to say cheeseAlexander Speirs travelled to China to find out what Fonterra is doing to push itself up the value chain.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Growing a share of new marketsBrierley Penn talks to companies moving ahead in the Latin American arena.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Farming still the backboneIn the past 12 months we have seen a boom time for the primary industries.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Milk scare a missed opportunitySome small businesses have paid a heavy price over the baby formula botulism debacle, writes Michael Barnett.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Dairy champ sees huge opportunitiesRuth 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.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Chinese eye the meat sectorChinese 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.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Keeping the fish bowl cleanThe contribution that the primary sector is making to the economic wellbeing of New Zealand is greater than ever.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Master chef has starring role in Fonterra marketingThe Foodservices HQ sits atop a high-rise building atop a shopping mall in downtown Shanghai.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Building on a household nameFonterra is looking to build its presence in Latin America. Brierley Penn talks to managing director Alex Turnbull.08 Jul 04:15 PM
OpinionAgribusiness Report - Tim Green: Lands of opportunity across the PacificWith 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.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Cleaning up dairyNew Zealand's oldest dairy company is proving that sustainability initiatives are not only good for the environment but can also make good business sense.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Tiger balmSynlait 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.08 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Report: Hard decisions for a better futureAgriculture 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.07 Jul 04:15 PM
Agribusiness reportAgribusiness Scales tips plan to floatChristchurch agribusiness company Scales says it is considering an initial public offering and a listing on the NZX.03 Jun 05:00 PM
