Agribusiness

BNZ’s first farm package gives young farmers financial benefits and mentoring in their early years.

Wool Online is upgrading its trading platform for faster, more reliable and mobile-friendly bidding as volumes grow.

Research has found broccoli grown under magenta solar panels takes about 25 days longer to reach marketable height.

High global prices have offset, and possibly more than offset, higher primary sector costs.

Lincoln Uni Professor of Agricultural Economics Alan Renwick says breaking up New Zealand's supermarkets could leave rural communities worse off.

Provelco Chief Exec expects strong returns even as production falls from 1000t to about 800t.

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.

Days in milk, peak cow numbers, lameness and mastitis data all flow through, with reproduction and fertility data to follow.

A potential weakness for the lack of advisory boards was highlighted by recent research conducted among farmers. Hayden Dillon, Findex Managing Partner – Accounting & Business Advisory, is concerned that nearly half of the farmers that participated in a recent Findex survey say they don’t have any advisory board or governance group support. Words Hayden Dillon.

Dairy generated $28.8 billion in export revenue in the year ended December 2025 and supports 51,800 jobs across farming and processing.