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Contrary to popular belief it's United States investors, not Chinese, who were the biggest buyers of our dairy land during 2013-2014.

THE IMAGE presented by the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) and the Crafar Farms situation made New Zealand look like “Mickey Mouse turkeys” to German company BayWa, says Geoff Hipkins, the new chief executive of Turners & Growers (T&G).

The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) yesterday cleared German company BayWa Ag to take over Turners and Growers.

The purchaser of Crafar Farms has been given another extension to go unconditional on the sale.

Sir Michael Fay's legal challenge to the sale of Crafar Farms to a Chinese buyer will put Overseas Investment Office processes through the judicial wringer, says Federated Farmers.