OPINION: If you have kept your finger on the emissions pulse, none of the below information will be a surprise to you. However, if you are a farmer that has not been following New Zealand’s ruminant methane issue then you may be in for a nasty shock.

Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dan Boulton predicts that 2025 will be a better year for farmers.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says excessive regulation imposed by the previous government has resulted in an ‘obstruction economy’.

Reeling from two consecutive years of heavy losses, Alliance says it has appointed Craigs Investment Partners to explore external capital-raising options.

OPINION: The New Zealand red meat sector, with support from the Government, has upped the ante to retain and expand its niche in the valuable Chinese market - and the signs are looking positive.

After a tough 18-plus months, there is now an air of optimism in the sheepmeat market as we hit the start of the 2024-25 export season.

An eight million dollar, three year campaign to get wealthy Chinese to buy New Zealand beef and lamb is now underway.

Animal disease management agency OSPRI has announced sweeping governance changes as it seeks to recover from the expensive failure of a major software project.

The sheepmeat sector would be wise to reflect and learn from the present downturn and embrace change needed to deliver stronger and more consistent returns year-on-year, according to Rabobank senior animal proteins analyst Jen Corkran.

OPINION: Putting more lamb on Kiwi dinner plates is one way to boost returns to farmers.