The latest report from ANZ isn’t good news for sheep farmers: lamb returns are forecast to remain low.
State farmer Pamu has appointed Ash-Leigh Campbell as an associate director and observer on its board.
Two long-standing LIC farmer-elected directors are stepping down later this year.
A change of government and the possibility of better markets prices has lifted farmer confidence, but it still remains fragile.
Dairy sheep and goat farmers are being told to reduce milk supply as processors face a slump in global demand for their products.
An $8/kgMS farmgate milk price for this season may be out of reach, according to ASB economist Nathaniel Keall.
A move by PGG Wrightson Limited’s biggest shareholder to take control of the board has fizzled out.
Fonterra says that while global inflationary pressures are easing, it is monitoring the potential for volatility because of geopolitical instability.
The New Zealand Meat Board (NZMB) oversees $2.6 billion of red meat exports to the quota markets of the European Union, United Kingdom and United States.
James, Debbie, Dave and Jan Stewart, the driving force behind Hiwinui’s Stewart Dairylands, have taken out the Regional Supreme Award at the Horizons Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
New Zealand Rural Land Co (NZL) has announced its intention to reinstate the company’s dividend and amend its dividend policy.
Rural retailer PGG Wrightson (PGW) is feeling the impact of the current rural downturn, reporting a 40% drop in net profit to $12.7 million in the six months to December 31, 2023.
Time is running out for farmers to have their say on funding two important primary sector programmes.
Former Ballance chief executive Mark Wynne is the new chairman for meat co-operative Alliance Group.
The depressed state of the Chinese economy continues impact on the value of NZ’s red meat exports.
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) has appointed Heather Sorenson to its board following the resignation of Emma Higgins.
A plan to revitalise New Zealand’s honey sector and set it on a new, more sustainable and profitable path for the long term was launched yesterday by Agriculture Minister Todd McClay.
Pāmu Farms of New Zealand (Landcorp Farming Limited) has produced a Net Operating Profit (NOP) of $3 million for the half-year to 31 December 2023.
A Pleasant Point Young Farmer is one step closer to winning FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition.
The Bupa Foundation and NZ Landcare Trust have announced a new partnership designed to champion nature regeneration and address eco-anxiety and mental wellbeing among young Kiwis.
The board of rural trader PGG Wrightson Limited has agreed to call a special meeting demanded by its largest shareholder.
Australia-based French chef Manu Feildel has teamed up with Ingham’s NZ to launch the poultry producer’s Dinner Done campaign.
29-year-old sheep, beef and arable farmer Zac Thomas is the first grand finalist in this year’s FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition after winning the Otago Southland FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition last weekend.