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Downturn hits Dairy Farms NZ's profit
Primary Sector

Downturn hits Dairy Farms NZ's profit

The business operates eight dairy farms in the South Island.

Riley Kennedy 27 Oct 2023
Reserve Bank warns of higher defaults on agricultural loans
Primary Sector

Reserve Bank warns of higher defaults on agricultural loans

For dairy farmers, it’s estimated average debt servicing has increased to $1.43kg/MS,.

Riley Kennedy 26 Oct 2023


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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