Primary Sector

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Covid will help slice a quarter off sheep and beef farm returns - B+LNZ
Primary Sector

Covid will help slice a quarter off sheep and beef farm returns - B+LNZ

Global uncertainty and covid market disruption will extend to commercial sheep and beef farming returns this season.

Brent Melville 20 Oct 2020
Things are looking up for Fonterra's Chile investment
Primary Sector

Things are looking up for Fonterra's Chile investment

Fonterra's Prolesur is reaping the benefits of a better relationship with farmers and improving production

Rebecca Howard 17 Oct 2020
Fonterra Shareholders' Council review calls for major reset
Primary Sector

Fonterra Shareholders' Council review calls for major reset

An independent review of the Fonterra Shareholders' Council recommends a significant reset including a name change. 

Rebecca Howard 16 Oct 2020
NZ Rural Land Co’s $150m IPO a step closer
Primary Sector

NZ Rural Land Co’s $150m IPO a step closer

The new NZX listing would bring Allied Farmers into the fold.

Paul McBeth 16 Oct 2020


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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