The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is making good progress in implementing the recommendations of the recent independent review of imports of kiwifruit plant material.

LAST SEASON’S stupendous production, in particular autumn’s awesome output, saw Fonterra ship a record 620,000t of product in the fourth quarter, 36% more than last year.

Australian mutton production hit rock bottom last year by hitting its lowest annual total in over three decades.

Fonterra has dropped its 2012-13 forecast payout by 30c/kgMS, blaming it on the strong New Zealand currency.

INDUSTRY BENCHMARKS set repeatedly by Polaris quads in ride quality show these machines to be “getting better and better,” says maker Polaris Industries.

DAIRY FARMERS could lower the risk of mastitis and grades from somatic cell counts and other bacteria with a Dairymaster ClusterCleanse, says company director Craig Burrows.

THE FOURTH generation Range Rover is touted as the most capable and luxurious Land Rover yet.  Lighter, stronger and with new levels of refinement, it presents as the world’s finest luxury SUV, says global brand director John Edwards.

Food issues will be dissected in the final of the University of Waikato Winter Lecture Series this week.

The forest and wood processing industries are pushing forward with a strategy to transform the sector.

At the beginning of the year, the outlook for the chilled season was fairly optimistic. Winter contracts were released in the late $8.00/kg which set the tone for the weaner sales.