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Alliance tapping premium lamb market
Primary Sector

Alliance tapping premium lamb market

Alliance is targetting premium lambs to maximise returns.

Rebecca Howard 06 Oct 2020
Fonterra’s China farms sale claws back half its $1b investment
Primary Sector

Fonterra’s China farms sale claws back half its $1b investment

Fonterra will use sale proceeds to pay down debt in line with decision to focus on NZ farmers' milk, it says.

Rebecca Howard 05 Oct 2020
Sanford value lurks below the surface
Primary Sector

Sanford value lurks below the surface

The shares aren't trading much higher than the book value of Sanford's quota and licences alone.

Brent Melville 01 Oct 2020
Wools of NZ floors its new wool carpet strategy
Primary Sector

Wools of NZ floors its new wool carpet strategy

Wools of NZ gets first order as it moves into new market strategy.

Brent Melville 29 Sep 2020
GAVIN EVANS: Direction sought for Fonterra fund holders
Primary Sector

GAVIN EVANS: Direction sought for Fonterra fund holders

Gavin Evans 29 Sep 2020
A2 shares plunge 12.1% as 1H sales likely to fall up to 10%
Primary Sector

A2 shares plunge 12.1% as 1H sales likely to fall up to 10%

Jenny Ruth 28 Sep 2020
Synlait eyes the future as it works to reel in new customer
Primary Sector

Synlait eyes the future as it works to reel in new customer

Paul McBeth 28 Sep 2020
Primary sector loans being offloaded by banks
Primary Sector

Primary sector loans being offloaded by banks

Brent Melville 25 Sep 2020
TIM MACKLE: Ten issues to address in the next three years
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TIM MACKLE: Ten issues to address in the next three years

Tim Mackle 23 Sep 2020
Fonterra boss pleased with profit but still has work to do
Primary Sector

Fonterra boss pleased with profit but still has work to do

Rebecca Howard 19 Sep 2020
Fonterra boss sanguine on Australian legal action
Primary Sector

Fonterra boss sanguine on Australian legal action

Rebecca Howard 18 Sep 2020
Fonterra back in the black, resumes dividend
Primary Sector

Fonterra back in the black, resumes dividend

Rebecca Howard 18 Sep 2020
REBECCA HOWARD: Fonterra to shine against dire economic backdrop
Primary Sector

REBECCA HOWARD: Fonterra to shine against dire economic backdrop

Rebecca Howard 17 Sep 2020
Fonterra says gas, wood best low-carbon options for processing
Primary Sector

Fonterra says gas, wood best low-carbon options for processing

Gavin Evans 17 Sep 2020
ELECTION 2020: Greens propose $297m fund to change farming; fertiliser tax, water charges
Primary Sector

ELECTION 2020: Greens propose $297m fund to change farming; fertiliser tax, water charges

Staff reporters 12 Sep 2020
Seven-year extension for Macraes mine
Primary Sector

Seven-year extension for Macraes mine

Gavin Evans 11 Sep 2020
Forestry study urges focus on biofuel, steelmaking alternatives
Primary Sector

Forestry study urges focus on biofuel, steelmaking alternatives

Gavin Evans 02 Sep 2020
Fonterra holds milk price forecast steady
Primary Sector

Fonterra holds milk price forecast steady

Staff reporters 01 Sep 2020
JENNY RUTH: Comvita’s new chief might be just the tonic
Primary Sector

JENNY RUTH: Comvita’s new chief might be just the tonic

Jenny Ruth 01 Sep 2020
NZ-China trade deal needs to reflect new US formula gains
Primary Sector

NZ-China trade deal needs to reflect new US formula gains

Rebecca Howard 01 Sep 2020
Wools of NZ, Primary merger on the card - again
Primary Sector

Wools of NZ, Primary merger on the card - again

Brent Melville 31 Aug 2020
Chinese restaurants to help get NZ meat through covid
Primary Sector

Chinese restaurants to help get NZ meat through covid

Brent Melville 28 Aug 2020
Landcorp banking on organic and non-cow milk
Primary Sector

Landcorp banking on organic and non-cow milk

Rebecca Howard 28 Aug 2020
Napier Port signals $20m FY profit; volumes steady
Primary Sector

Napier Port signals $20m FY profit; volumes steady

Gavin Evans 25 Aug 2020
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Riley Kennedy

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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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