Primary Sector

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Pāmu Farms says full year looking better than expected
Primary Sector

Pāmu Farms says full year looking better than expected

A bumper dairy season prompts Landcorp to raise its earnings outlook. 

Staff reporters 11 Feb 2021
Marlborough Wine Estates margins squeezed
Primary Sector

Marlborough Wine Estates margins squeezed

An insurance payment pumped up the bottom line. 

Staff reporters 11 Feb 2021
Has Fonterra queered the pitch for NZ agri investment overseas?
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.

Jenny Ruth 10 Feb 2021
Delegat not keen on Villa Maria
Primary Sector

Delegat not keen on Villa Maria

The Villa Maria Estate sale rumour may be just that.

Paul McBeth 05 Feb 2021


Riley Kennedy
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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