Farming
Pain relief during tailing is worth the money - New Zealand Merino Company
It will be mandatory for its suppliers from next year.
Sheepmeat sector told to target NZ consumers, diversify exports - Rabobank report
Sheepmeat export values dropped dramatically in the 2023-2024 season after two years of strong export returns.
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Kadambari Raghukumar meets two botanists who've spent their life studying the rare, unique and rather smelly flower Rafflesia in South East Asia. Audio
Make wool great again
As costs have increased the price of wool has remained static. A kg of strong wool costs slightly less than it did in 2005. The industry looking for new ideas. Former wool farmer and current business… Audio
How NZ exporters can navigate choppy seas in China
Mark Tanner knows what people in New Zealand's largest market are consuming. He's the founder of China Skinny, a market research company based in Shanghai.
A cut above - couple making 'one of a kind' knives with deer antlers
Jacinda and Richy Sheridan have carved out a niche for themselves, making hunting and farm knives using deer antlers.
A cut above Couple making 'one of a kind' knives
Jacinda and Richy Sheridan have carved out a niche for themselves, making hunting and farm knives using deer antlers. Audio
The inside skinny on China's consumers from Mark Tanner
Mark Tanner knows what people in China are consuming. He's the founder of China Skinny, a market research company based in Shanghai, and talks to Country Life about trends in NZ's largest market. Audio
Country Life for Friday 13 September 2024
Country Life talks to an expert on China's consumer market, meets a former high-flyer in the dairy world who's now farming a very different sort of protein and checks in on a niche rural business… Audio
Milk high fliers move into hops and plant proteins
Maury Leyland and John Penno have created a health food supplement based on protein extracted from leafy greens and in particular, locally grown lucerne.
Science looks to build a better cow
In a bid to address food insecurity they want to create cows that can produce more milk than native species and are more heat tolerant and disease resistant
Tatua plans to double production with new factory expansion
The farmer-owned co-op has invested $85 million into the construction project its board first approved in April.
Exporters could face much quieter demand from China if live exports resume - report
Rabobank senior analyst Michael Harvey said the market in China has changed considerably and Australian exporters have seen a huge drop in demand.
