Dairy was the main contributor to New Zealand's terms of trade rising 4.9% in the June 2013 quarter, due to rising export prices and falling import prices, Statistics New Zealand says.

Fonterra chairman John Wilson and chief executive Theo Spierings will lead a board of directors' visit to China next week to meet with Fonterra management and key stakeholders.

THE PROPOSED Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme (RWSS) is now one of the most hotly debated topics in Hawkes Bay.

COLLABORATION AND consolidation will be the key to horticulture growing from a $3.5 billion industry today to its targeted aim of $10 billion per annum by 2020.

Mere lip service to sustainability is not in itself sustainable, says chemical company BASF. 

AS A follow-up to last issue’s comments about MIE funding, the Hound is reliably informed the meat reform group has received $36,000 from supporters’ donations along with $20,000 from Beef+Lamb NZ.

A CRISIS tests leadership. And if a crisis makes or breaks a leader, Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings has come out a winner.

DISCUSSION ON the potential impacts of the restructuring at AgResearch were wiped by Fonterra’s news this month – yet for the rural economy (which is, of course, New Zealand’s economy), the restructuring could have just as dire and long term consequences.

MORE AND more weed populations resistant to one or more herbicides will be found in New Zealand, growers and agronomists gathered for PGG Wrightson Grain’s winter conference were warned.

PGW GRAIN reckons a new wheat, KWM31, could replace milling stalwart Morph.

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