Allan Barber

Allan Barber reports the annual red meat sector gathering found little evidence of a disheartened industry, plenty who are optimistic, chasing ways to improve performance across the whole industry chain

Allan Barber reports the annual red meat sector gathering found little evidence of a disheartened industry, plenty who are optimistic, chasing ways to improve performance across the whole industry chain

Allan Barber accuses those calling for a new Silver Fern Farms vote on the Shanghai Mailing merger are risking the viability of the whole company just as its circumstances turn down

Allan Barber accuses those calling for a new Silver Fern Farms vote on the Shanghai Mailing merger are risking the viability of the whole company just as its circumstances turn down

Allan Barber says next season will be murky for farmers, processors, or exporters as the risks pile up even though in the longer term, the fundamentals are positive

Allan Barber says next season will be murky for farmers, processors, or exporters as the risks pile up even though in the longer term, the fundamentals are positive

Allan Barber says the UK referendum opens a can of worms, and it opens some opportunities

Allan Barber says the UK referendum opens a can of worms, and it opens some opportunities

Silver Fern Farms announces contract extension and new special meeting date. Allan Barber reviews where this torturous process is at

Silver Fern Farms announces contract extension and new special meeting date. Allan Barber reviews where this torturous process is at

Allan Barber assesses ANZCO Foods latest financial results and finds a company that 'appears to be in something of a rut'

Allan Barber assesses ANZCO Foods latest financial results and finds a company that 'appears to be in something of a rut'

Allan Barber likes the Irish inclusive approach to industry strategy, which includes "impressive commercial and intellectual grunt", over MPI's silo approach

Allan Barber likes the Irish inclusive approach to industry strategy, which includes "impressive commercial and intellectual grunt", over MPI's silo approach

Allan Barber reviews ANZ's assessment of the "ample opportunities" in the wider Asian markets for products from our primary sectors and finds plenty of reasons to be positive

Allan Barber reviews ANZ's assessment of the "ample opportunities" in the wider Asian markets for products from our primary sectors and finds plenty of reasons to be positive

Part three of Allan Barber's perspective of the New Zealand meat industry. The need to find points of difference that motivate consumers will become the key to future properity

Part three of Allan Barber's perspective of the New Zealand meat industry. The need to find points of difference that motivate consumers will become the key to future properity

Allan Barber sees 80 shareholders risking 'catastrophe' at Silver Fern Farms to retain control, and restrain the industry heavyweight from its development plans

Allan Barber sees 80 shareholders risking 'catastrophe' at Silver Fern Farms to retain control, and restrain the industry heavyweight from its development plans

Part two of Allan Barber's perspective of the New Zealand meat industry. He finds a more productive industry, but one still very focused on itself rather than consumer needs

Part two of Allan Barber's perspective of the New Zealand meat industry. He finds a more productive industry, but one still very focused on itself rather than consumer needs

Allan Barber looks at the past, present and future of the meat industry

Allan Barber looks at the past, present and future of the meat industry

Allan Barber wonders if Fonterra has actually captured the 'value' and 'velocity' gains from its new focus on value extraction

Allan Barber wonders if Fonterra has actually captured the 'value' and 'velocity' gains from its new focus on value extraction

Allan Barber investigates the issues being raised by disgruntled shareholders of Silver Fern Farms over the Shanghai Maling deal

Allan Barber investigates the issues being raised by disgruntled shareholders of Silver Fern Farms over the Shanghai Maling deal

Allan Barber talks to John Loughlin and Sam McIvor about the direction each plans to take, and how they will manage their respective organisations

Allan Barber talks to John Loughlin and Sam McIvor about the direction each plans to take, and how they will manage their respective organisations

Inefficient farmers unhappy with performance of inefficient subsidy payers. How invasive Government distorts rural fundamentals

Inefficient farmers unhappy with performance of inefficient subsidy payers. How invasive Government distorts rural fundamentals

Allan Barber asseses what's at stake for Silver Fern Farms over the Shrimpton/Gallagher 'requisition'

Allan Barber asseses what's at stake for Silver Fern Farms over the Shrimpton/Gallagher 'requisition'

In a world increasingly sceptical about trade agreements and more focused on short term patch-protection, it will be our food safety systems that will keep access open for our food exports

In a world increasingly sceptical about trade agreements and more focused on short term patch-protection, it will be our food safety systems that will keep access open for our food exports

Lower prices, lower processing volumes, and lower profitability casts a pall over the meat export situation in the second half of 2016

Lower prices, lower processing volumes, and lower profitability casts a pall over the meat export situation in the second half of 2016

Allan Barber argues we need to be much more savvy with how we restructure our meat industry enterprises. Offshore investment that links us to large consumer markets is crucial to prosper

Allan Barber argues we need to be much more savvy with how we restructure our meat industry enterprises. Offshore investment that links us to large consumer markets is crucial to prosper

South America's access to both the giant markets in the US and China will pose a significant challenge to the New Zealand beef trade

South America's access to both the giant markets in the US and China will pose a significant challenge to the New Zealand beef trade

Allan Barber assesses Fonterra's disastrous attempts to justify its startling strong-arming of suppliers and thinks these actions point to wider management problems

Allan Barber assesses Fonterra's disastrous attempts to justify its startling strong-arming of suppliers and thinks these actions point to wider management problems

Allan Barber surveys Fonterra's unrelenting optimism and wonders whether its latest result was really as good as it could have been and if the dairy giant really is now in a more robust condition

Allan Barber surveys Fonterra's unrelenting optimism and wonders whether its latest result was really as good as it could have been and if the dairy giant really is now in a more robust condition

Allan Barber reviews the main rural industry research drives but finds the number focused on genuine added value products are not large. But there are some significant ones

Allan Barber reviews the main rural industry research drives but finds the number focused on genuine added value products are not large. But there are some significant ones

Allan Barber wonders why it took the SOE so long to action a change of strategy toward high value consumers, suspects it's making a virtue out of necessity

Allan Barber wonders why it took the SOE so long to action a change of strategy toward high value consumers, suspects it's making a virtue out of necessity