New Zealand's farm production systems are under close scrutiny from countries buying primary products from us.

New Zealand must evolve its trade strategy to capture more value from existing markets if the country is to increase exports.

OPINION: As a co-operative, Ravensdown has a responsibility to monitor market and industry trends for farmers and growers.

Dairy

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says the recent release of consultation materials on changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) settings, including to the permanent forest category, represents long-overdue Government acknowledgement that the ETS isn’t working.

Some good news - albeit temporary for primary exports.

New Zealand's wine industry "lent into" the sustainability space early on, says the new chair of Beef + Lamb New Zealand, applauding that industry-wide momentum.

The National Party’s plan for reducing agricultural emissions, released yesterday, has been praised by many in the sector.

OPINION: With National Fieldays around the corner, many farmers will be making their annual pilgrimage to Mystery Creek this year.

"We thought last year was bad, but this is the highest on-farm inflation rate for sheep and beef farmers in 40 years.”