Agribusiness
Feed grain prices here follow Australia’s price plus shipping
Imports set the price of feed grain in New Zealand, and arable farmers are watching small seed and winter feed.
35% of contract milkers are worse off than employees
Sharemilkers locked into litigation have no agency to turn to, and disputes can run for up to 18 months.
West Coast drawing first farm buyers from Canterbury
BNZ’s first farm package gives young farmers financial benefits and mentoring in their early years.
Wool Online upgrades platform to handle more wool volume
Wool Online is upgrading its trading platform for faster, more reliable and mobile-friendly bidding as volumes grow.
Swedish colourful solar broccoli study could be trialled in NZ
Research has found broccoli grown under magenta solar panels takes about 25 days longer to reach marketable height.
Why trade matters more than ever
High global prices have offset, and possibly more than offset, higher primary sector costs.
Economist warns breaking up supermarkets risks unintended costs
Lincoln Uni Professor of Agricultural Economics Alan Renwick says breaking up New Zealand's supermarkets could leave rural communities worse off.
Velvet returns percentage increase likely ‘well into the double digits‘
Provelco Chief Exec expects strong returns even as production falls from 1000t to about 800t.
What farmers want from politicians before the 2026 election
Farmers’ underlying calls for the next incoming government are longer term strategies that are agreed and locked into the future, immune to changes in government and more autonomy to get on and run their businesses. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp & Tony Leggett.
Cutting farmer paperwork: Dairybase and MINDA collaboration is a go
Days in milk, peak cow numbers, lameness and mastitis data all flow through, with reproduction and fertility data to follow.