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Primary Sector
Fonterra's Emma Parsons to oversee long-term plans
The newly developed role will have ownership and oversee the implementation of Fonterra’s strategy and long-term plans.
Primary Sector
Jenny Ruth: Fonterra restructuring will weaken competition
Both the government and Fonterra are wrong to equate Fonterra’s interests with New Zealand’s interests.
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MPI ramps up efforts against foot-and-mouth outbreak
All meat products from Indonesia have been banned as the Ministry for Primary Industries ramps up its efforts against the foot-and-mouth outbreak.
Primary Sector
LIC profit propped up by automation unit sale
Livestock Improvement Corporation's underlying earnings rose 15%.
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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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