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'Disciplined approach': Miraka sets opening milk price at $9.85/kgMS

'Disciplined approach': Miraka sets opening milk price at $9.85/kgMS

It is important to understand the full picture, the company says.

Riley Kennedy 30 May 2025
King Salmon slashes earnings guidance
Markets

King Salmon slashes earnings guidance

Reduced harvests are needed to build up fish stocks.

Staff reporters 30 May 2025
Govt announces 'farmer-focused' RMA reforms
Policy

Govt announces 'farmer-focused' RMA reforms

Proposed reforms cover freshwater, farming practice, mining and quarrying.

Pattrick Smellie 29 May 2025
Fonterra expects strong dairy demand to continue
Markets

Fonterra expects strong dairy demand to continue

It will open the season with a wide range on its forecast milk price.

Riley Kennedy 29 May 2025


Riley Kennedy
Riley Kennedy

Journalist

Riley won the Dairy NZ Industry Award at the NZ Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators Awards in 2024. He was the New Zealand Shareholders Association emerging journalist of the year in 2022.  His journalism experience includes more than a year as a business specialist at the Otago Daily Times. He has a diploma in journalism from Wintec. 

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