Primary Sector
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Opinion
Jenny Ruth: Has Fonterra queered the pitch for NZ agri investment overseas?
Fonterra has lost billions overseas so dairy farmers are once bitten, twice shy on further foreign investment.
Primary Sector
Online buying at Karaka bodes well for NZ Bloodstock
The Karaka yearling sale may have paved the way for how horse-trading will be done in the future.
Primary Sector
Open Country records another lift in profits
NZ's second largest dairy processor books $1.6 billion revenue and net profit of $67.6 million.
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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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