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Richard Burke, a leading CEO in the primary sector, has departed from a company he's played a huge part in developing into one of the best in the country.

One of the country’s leading commercial growers predicts that in the future more high value vegetables will be grown under cover.

A couple of challenging years has not stopped one of the country’s leading commercial growers from investing in state-ofthe- art technology.

Well before Cyclone Gabrielle struck, Richard Burke was advocating for a long-term sustainable infrastructure plan for the Tairawhiti region.

Constant rain over the past year has made it extremely hard for Gisborne's major vegetable grower Leaderbrand.

The roading network in NZ is going backwards, according to the head of one of the country's largest vegetable growing operations.

Leaderbrand's CEO Richard Burke says there should be no shortage of summer salads this year - despite all the trials and tribulations caused by the weather.

The greatest need in the Tairawhiti region is better and secure infrastructure, in particular the roading network.

Richard Burke is a big fan of making fresh vegetables more affordable to the consumer and says his company Leaderbrand will do anything to support that.

The humble broccoli, a NZ family favourite, is currently being thrown away in staggering amounts.