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Calls for more business support as butchers fight for trade

"I know it's had an impact on all business but ... it's just been a real disaster for us."

Tonnes of export meat donated to needy households

Greenlea hopes the move starts a trend.

Hawke's Bay rallies round mum-to-be

A young Vanuatu woman, 29 weeks pregnant, was expecting to be back home by now.

Why Rabobank dropped its milk price forecast to $5.60

"We, as a team globally, had to go to the drawing board to revise our expectations."

Online stock sales rocket to fill crisis need

What's is the future of the stock sales at Stortford Lodge?

Vet firm uneasy over what services to offer

Vet says it's not business as usual - despite what the public's perception might be.

Orchard website keeps pumpkins rolling out

"Maybe this is the way to do business in future."

Workers give up Easter break to clear logjam at meat plants

Drought and Covid-19 create a backlog of stock in waiting yards at meat plants.

Forestry sector plead with govt to allow them to work

Northport freeing up space for the storage of essential imports while log supplies dry up

Editorial: Agriculture must again lead us to recovery

We say: Winter is coming, not just weather-wise, and farmers are feeling it too.

Kerry Worsnop: NZ's economic recovery will depend on agriculture sector

In a time of global uncertainly, there is no better time to have growers at your back.

Challenges keep coming for farmers

Farmers battle drought, the pandemic, and now face winter.

Beloved cheese-maker Zany Zeus plucked from collapse by Wattie's heir

The Zany Zeus brand was set to close down.

Alliance trims staff levels for distancing

"Important to note this is not a lay-off," Alliance Group standing down some meat workers.

Dairy prices lift for first in five auctions

Dairy prices were buoyed by optimism that demand for product will remain.

Crisis warning for migrant workers in Queenstown

About 2000 migrant workers face not having enough money for food after the lockdown.

Tenants stuck feeding dozens of ducks and chooks win $4000

Up to 70 turkeys, ducks and chooks were left on the property with no plans for their care.

Foresters, processors readying for restart

"The longer we leave it, the more of a shortage there is going to be," industry says.