PGG Wrightson, the agricultural technology and services company controlled by Singapore-based Agria, returned to profit in the first half after increases in earnings from livestock, retail and its AgriTech units.Profit was $3.1… … Read More
Chinese company Shanghai Pengxin’s bid for the Crafar farms is headed for a legal morass as the Sir Michael Fay-led group of rival bidders yesterday launched yet another legal challenge. The Fay group has begun Court of Appeal action… … Read More
An Inangahua dairy farmer whose milk was sabotaged with penicillin earlier this month will still have to pay Westland Milk Products upwards of $7000 for a tanker load of tainted milk that had to be poured down the drain.Police are… … Read More
The Sir Michael Fay-led consortium looking to wrest the Crafar dairy farms away from rival bidder Shanghai Pengxin have initiated Court of Appeal action challenging the Chinese company’s relevant experience and ability to operate… … Read More
A group from a south Waikato iwi is moving to occupy one of the Crafar farms, calling for the land to be returned to them.The farm at Benneydale, south of Te Kuiti, is one of those being considered for sale to a Chinese conglomerate.The… … Read More
Police are investigating after penicillin was deliberately dropped into a tank of fresh milk on a West Coast dairy farm, contaminating the entire 3500 litre batch.The raw milk was valued at about $2000, but the cost to the Inangahua… … Read More
Pork NZ chief executive Sam McIvor is moving on after six years in the top job. He talks to Alan Williams about the successes and challenges. … Read More
Peter Walsh has worked in the livestock brokering business for over 40 years and he still firmly believes that the “handshake carries the weight”. … Read More
A new virus detected in Europe that causes deformities so severe in new born calves and lambs that they die within seconds is worrying farmers here.Federated Farmers fear the Schmallenberg virus could be potentially disastrous for… … Read More
The Crafar Farms Independent Purchaser Group (CFIPG), the rival bidder for the Crafar family farms led by former investment banker Michael Fay, won’t raise its $171.5 million offer for the land but is promising to spend $18 million… … Read More