Primary Sector
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Primary Sector
BX Foods facing probe for late financial statements
The processor cut 75 jobs last year.
Primary Sector
Fed Farmers has 'no proof' of collusion, ANZ says
Federated Farmers has called on NZ banks to pull out of the Net Zero Banking Alliance.
Primary Sector
Best of BusinessDesk: High hopes at Dairy Goat Co-op
Alastair Hulbert's job is to turn the fortunes of the co-operative around.
Primary Sector
The NZ innovator trying to transform mastitis detection
The disease costs the dairy industry $180m a year.
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Riley Kennedy
Senior Journalist
Riley Kennedy joined BusinessDesk in 2022 and covers New Zealand’s primary sector, with a focus on the country’s agribusinesses and the broader food and fibre economy. He won the DairyNZ Industry Award at the NZ Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators Awards in 2024, and was named Emerging Journalist of the Year by the New Zealand Shareholders Association in 2022. Riley previously worked as a business specialist at the Otago Daily Times and holds a diploma in journalism from Wintec.
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