Benjamin Franklin once said that if you want something done, ask a busy person.

The hunt is on for New Zealand's top dairy, sheep and beef agricultural consultants with nominations for the Farmax Consultant of the Year Awards now officially open.

Eight months ago The New Zealand Cellar didn’t exist in London.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has launched an investigation in the central Auckland suburb of Grey Lynn after the discovery of a single male Queensland fruit fly on Monday.

It is very important when you rear a pup to start as you mean to go on. 

Much comment surfaces in the media about how much farmers should be paying staff and whether they are paying enough.

WORK IS well underway to plan the dairy industry's largest event targeted for the specific needs of women in the business of dairying – the Dairy Womens Network annual conference.

Managers tend to hate the exercise and employees quite often can’t see any benefit (it’s often seen as a one way tool for management use).

WHETHER MOTIVATED by profitability or a drive for continuous improvement, growing staff productivity is an ongoing challenge facing all businesses. 

IF YOU haven’t already heard of CostCo, chances are you soon will. Two representatives of the giant US wholesale-style retailer visited New Zealand earlier this month looking to forge closer links with beef suppliers.