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Primary Sector

Fonterra significantly cuts forecast milk price

The midpoint is now 12% lower.

Riley Kennedy 04 Aug 2023

Primary Sector

Zespri goes to court in China over unauthorised gold kiwifruit

The civil case is due to start in mid-September.

Rebecca Howard 03 Aug 2023

Primary Sector

Whole milk powder prices plunge in dairy auction

The whole milk powder price fell to its lowest level in about three years.

Rebecca Howard 02 Aug 2023

Primary Sector

Fonterra engaging with Brazil's competition watchdog

Concerns touch on some but not all products in combined Lactalis and DPA portfolio.

Rebecca Howard 28 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

Westpac lowers milk price forecast due to 'ongoing sluggishness' in Chinese market

Riley Kennedy 26 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

Fonterra shareholders approve capital return scheme

Staff reporters 26 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

Waikato farming operation fined for NAIT failure

Staff reporters 26 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

Fonterra and Nestlé's sale of DPA Brazil faces challenge

Rebecca Howard 26 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

Hart family's Walter & Wild sells essence of Hansells brand

Staff reporters 25 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

Dairy exports help trim annual trade deficit to $16b

Staff reporters 24 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

How bad could this dairy season get?

Rebecca Howard and Riley Kennedy 24 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

Oritain hits half a billion, but faces Companies Office scrutiny

Brent Melville 21 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

More farmers are opting for premium bull teams, says LIC

Staff reporters 20 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

Govt gives Fonterra $90m towards a $790m plan to reduce emissions

Ian Llewellyn 20 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

Former top Fonterra executive Kelvin Wickham to lead Ballance

Staff reporters 19 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

Global dairy prices fall at latest auction

Riley Kennedy 19 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

China keeps changing at pace, says Fonterra’s Miles Hurrell

Riley Kennedy 17 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

ETS changes could open a legal can of worms

Ian Llewellyn 17 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

NZ agtech company creates weed-hunting robot

Ben Moore 14 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

Fishing boat proposal labelled industry 'subsidy'

Oliver Lewis 12 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

Under pressure Wrightson director Lee to leave at AGM

Staff reporters 11 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

Quartz Reef goes to market as viticulture sales fizz

Brent Melville 11 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

Napier Port cargo volumes fall as cyclone impact goes on

Staff reporters 10 Jul 2023

Primary Sector

Government seeks to calm carbon market panic

Ian Llewellyn 10 Jul 2023

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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