The recent Tractor and Machinery Association (TAMA) conference in Wellington was signalling cautious optimism on the back of rising milk and store cattle prices and drops in interest rates.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has launched its Rural Leadership Advancement Scholarship.
State-owned farmer Pamu (brand name for Landcorp) recorded a net loss after tax of $26 million for year ending June 30, 2024, compared to a $9m loss the prior year.
Entries for the 2024 Sustainable Business Awards are now open, with new categories.
Fertiliser co-operative Ballance’s revenue and gross profit tumbled last year as the co-op prioritised passing on price and cost savings to customers through the year.
The new chairman of state farmer Landcorp (Pāmu) John Rae says the business is a unique asset.
Rabobank New Zealand has appointed the bank's global chief compliance officer Angelique Meddeler to its board.
Ravensdown chair Bruce Wills has been returned unopposed as a North Island director for another three-year term.
With only a few days before the nominations close, Kiwi dairy farmers are being encouraged to get their nominations in for the DairyNZ Board of Director elections.
As analytical testing company Hill Labs celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, managing director Jonno Hill credits the success of the company to the legacy of strong cultural values of the founders, his parents.
Massey University and Masterton-based farm finance platform Farm Focus are running a pilot programme where second-year students complete a series of farming financial budgeting and cashflow forecasting assignments, based on real-life data.
Agrecovery, an accredited product stewardship scheme operator for farm plastics, has launched its latest initiative, allowing for the recycling of wool fadges.
New Zealand companies who believe they can’t afford to operate sustainably in today’s tough economy are being offered help to tackle one of the biggest challenges they face – unclear Return on Investment (ROI).
New Zealand’s best young farmers are pledging to ‘leave it all on the table’ as they prepare to battle it out at one of New Zealand’s most prestigious farming contests.
Over 2000 people, including Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, attended Ruralco’s Instore days last week.
Farmlands shareholders have re-elected sitting directors Dawn Sangster and Gray Baldwin for another three-year term.
Country of origin beef and lamb marketing programme Taste Pure Nature is set to move into a new phase.
Waikato farmer Tracy Brown will become DairyNZ’s first woman board chair in October.
Fonterra has appointed two new members to its management team, as part of the co-op’s “step-change in strategic direction”.
McDonald's says it spent $546 million with Kiwi producers in 2023.
Nothing beats the best bull. That’s the key message coming out of a series of workshops being run by Beef + Lamb NZ around the country.
Rural trader Farmlands is expanding its footprint in the North Island.
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