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OPINION: Over the past month, people up and down the country have been asking me what I think is in store for the Agri sector.

OPINION: Despite the volatility created by the shoot-from-the-hip trade tariff 'stratefy' being deployed by the new state tenants in the White House, farm commodity prices are holding their own.

Food and vegetable grower and marketer T&G Global has trimmed its half-year losses compared to last year, as it makes progress delivering its strategy and continues to recover from the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Rabobank released its Agribusiness Monthly for March. Here's what the bank had to say about the dairy sector, farm input prices and the weather.

A leading accountant and agribusiness advisor says the present downturn in the rural sector is like no other he's seen in his nearly 60 years in the business.

OPINION: I learnt about what economics means for households through juggling my first mortgage and the childcare costs of our four kids and by being invited into the lives of New Zealanders from all walks of life who have had the generosity to share their stories and hopes with me.

An analysis by two Christchurch economists has underlined the value of the farming sector to the country during the Level 4 COVID-19 lockdown.

Farmers are urging banks to take a long term view of their businesses, now under growing pressure to improve their balance sheets.

Finance Minister Bill English says it turns out that the country is not as dependent on the dairy industry as we thought.

NZ's financial system is resilient and functions effectively, but risks to the financial stability outlook have increased further in the past six months.