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Many agricultural loans will now be guided by sustainability considerations including climate change mitigation and adaptation, water use, waste minimisation, labour rights and animal welfare.

"Content without being confident" is how ASB rural general manager Ben Speedy described the mood among dairy farmers at this month's National Fieldays.

Another bank is offering farmers low-cost 'green loans' to help them tackle environmental impacts.

ASB has lifted its 2021-22 forecast farmgate milk price by 70c to $8.20/kgMS.

As banks start phasing out cheques for customers across New Zealand, Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) says its members are unhappy with the decision.

Dairy prices tumbled in the overnight Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, but analysts aren’t surprised.

While the uncertainty caused by COVID-19 continues, ran has brought some drought relief over the past week, says ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny.

Prolonged dry weather will have mixed effects on commodity prices, says ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny.

The guessing game has begun to predict what dairy farmers will get for their milk this season.

After 2019’s record highs, farmers should expect less spectacular NZ commodity prices this year, says ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny.