People across Otago are mopping up the damage as South Island floodwaters recede following a week of torrential rain.
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Both Wairarapa and North Canterbury farmers are welcoming official recognition that they’re now in the Government’s drought-relief zone.
The latest meeting of the Waikato Drought Committee in Hamilton saw farmers wrestling with whether to lift the region’s drought status after recent rains.
Allied Farmers’ assets acquired from Hanover and United Finance last year are now worth less than a third of the purchase price - and more revisions could be on the cards, according to the company.
South Canterbury Finance's owner, Allan Hubbard, has stepped aside as chairman of the company, just as the South Island lender had its credit rating downgraded.
A joint venture between Fonterra and Dairy Farmers of America has acquired the U.S. hard Italian cheese business of Swiss Valley Farms.
A new workshop being rolled out nationwide will help dairy farm owners and managers ensure they have the most effective effluent management systems on their farms.
The Taupo based Waipapa 9 Trust has won the prestigious 2010 Ahuwhenua Trophy at the Bank of New Zealand Maori Excellence in Farming competition for its outstanding dairying operation.
ASB's Market Update as of Friday the 28th of May with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Strong exports especially of dairy products and logs pushed New Zealand to its first annual trade surplus in almost 8 years.
