Manuka honey exporter Comvita has upgraded its annual earnings forecast following completion of its third quarter.The company said it now expects its operating Ebitda for the June year to be in a range of $22.5-$25.5 million, up…

Automation and robotic systems firm Scott Technology said it had won a $10 million contract to design and build a lamb-boning system for one of Australia’s largest meat processors, Thomas Foods International (TFI).The investment…

Today on The Country, Rowena Duncum spoke to China correspondent Hunter McGregor, who was reporting from the city with the most coffee shops in the world – Shanghai.On with the show: Phil Duncan: We caught up with Monday’s weather…

A large wetland is being constructed in Tukipo, Central Hawke’s Bay to investigate how wetlands can be used to remove nitrogen and other contaminants from farm run-off and improve the health of surrounding waterways.The Hawke’s…

Milking shorthorn dairy cows might raise a red flag with bank managers but the breed is making great genetic gains and has more to offer than other breeds, a South Otago farmer says.New Zealand Milking Shorthorn Association vice-president…

A Dunedin landowner has blocked Ospri staff from carrying out possum control on his land, claiming the company is harassing him and being “a nuisance”.But the pest control company says it is allowed on the property and the work…

By Sally Murphy of RNZ . Parts of the east coast of the country are so dry farmers are worried they’ll run out of feed before winter.NIWA’s drought index shows Hawke’s Bay, Marlborough and Banks Peninsula are very dry and the…

The lure of a transtasman bubble and a reinvigorated hospitality sector may lead backpackers away from Central Otago orchards and vineyards, industry leaders warn.For a sector already faced with critical labour shortages, the consequences…

Winning the Good Deeds Initiative will be “life changing” for the students of Waitaki Boy’s High School, deputy rector Roger van Booma says.The School Creek Restoration Project, aka “The Creek Boys”, were working with the Enviro…

Climate change presents an existential threat – and a challenge that’s going to require transformative action by governments and polluting industries across the globe. What actions can we, as individuals take? In the second of a series…