In 2007 at the age of 26, Kate Acland decided she wanted to have her own winery where she could concentrate on her Sugar Loaf label and maybe provide some contract winemaking facilities.

Synlait Milk has revised its forecast of the market milk price for the FY2015 season down from $5/kgMS to $4.40/kgMS; along with a corresponding decrease in advance rates to farmers.

Sheep and beef farmers on the North Island east coast are getting nervous about the lack of rain, according to Gisborne-based AgFirst consultant Peter Andrew.

AN INCREASE in milk volumes expected as a result of the abolition of the EU’s milk quota are already showing up says Arla Foods chief executive Peder Tuborgh.

WHEN stock agents and farmers head to livestock sales in Gisborne, Wairoa and Rangiuru, they count on seeing Barrie Gordon.

RAVENSDOWN’S EXIT from the Australian fertiliser market is complete, the Christchurch co-op announced earlier this month.

THE MEDIAN FARM price per hectare rose 10% from March to April to $24,574, says the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand.

THE AUTUMN break has arrived in Australia – a rarity in the past five years.

TURNOVER IN farms grew 41.4% year-on-year for the three months ended January but the median price/ha eased 5.6%, latest REINZ data shows.

IF INVESTORS continue to see record farmgate prices and vendors continue to sit tight on the back of these prices there is an expectation dairy property prices could really heat up heading into summer 2014.