Business

When banks won’t lend, it’s the place of other institutions to step in. By Phil Edmonds.

The real threat to New Zealand dairy is from alternatives in the business-to-business ingredients industry, the very same market NZ dairy thrives in. By Elaine Fisher.

When Steve and Shelli Mears, and their daughter Katie, decided to give up sharemilking, buy their first farm and sell raw milk directly to consumers, it was for the cows.

Story and photographs by Karen Trebilcock.

It’s only a few weeks until the country’s largest two-day, dairy farming conference - the South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) – kicks off.

Welsh-born Kirsty Thomas encourages fellow ‘townies’ to make the move to farming. By Anne Lee.

As farmers lower emissions they will adapt their systems. By Elaine Fisher.

Milk processors in Otago and Southland are switching energy sources to cut emissions. Story and photos by Karen Trebilcock.

A determined attitude has seen a young Sri Lankan make the move to New Zealand dairying. Story and photos by Karen Trebilcock.

Farmers, particularly young ones, want to be part of the policy-making system with environmental regulation. By Anne Hardie.