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Primary Sector
Jim van der Poel's 25 years of dairy industry governance
He stepped down as DairyNZ chair last week.
Primary Sector
Zespri's Europe-North America chief leaving after only a year
Nikki Johnson will stand in for Steven Martina as acting GM for Europe.
Primary Sector
Red meat prices are on the improve: Silver Fern Farms
Change comes despite a 50% drop in exports to China in August.
Primary Sector
Shane Jones: what NZ has that Singapore needs
NZ has the food and the energy to meet Singapore's needs.
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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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