Primary Sector

Explore the latest primary industry news by BusinessDesk. 
Show me the honey
Primary Sector

Rebecca Howard: Show me the honey

Comvita says it hasn't been approached but that doesn't mean buyers aren't lurking. 

Rebecca Howard 07 Jun 2022
NZ Rural Land Co to benefit from high inflation
Primary Sector

NZ Rural Land Co to benefit from high inflation

A short-term interest rate move is more than offset by a large and permanent increase in lease income and the value of the land increasing strongly, NZ Rural Land Co says. 

Rebecca Howard 02 Jun 2022
More farmland falls to Pinus Radiata
Primary Sector

More farmland falls to Pinus Radiata

The OIO has approved applications under the existing special forestry test, including 1,118 hectares of land for the investment arm of Ingka Group, the largest franchisee of Ikea stores internationally. 

Rebecca Howard 02 Jun 2022
On-farm inflation close to 40-year high says Beef+Lamb New Zealand
Primary Sector

On-farm inflation close to 40-year high says Beef+Lamb New Zealand

Prices for sheep and beef farm inputs increased 10.2% between March 2021 and March 2022, outstripping consumer price inflation. 

Rebecca Howard 01 Jun 2022


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. 

Followers will be emailed
articles by Riley