Skellerup posts strong 2026 result, overcoming tariffs and sourcing challenges
Skellerup reported a net profit of $67.7m when including the post-tax non-recurring gain of $3.5m. Normalised net profit…
Future Farmers: Building a united vision for New Zealand agriculture
“Our food and fibre sector has been built on resilience, ingenuity and an unshakeable connection to the land,”…
Listen to The Country: Rabobank’s Emma Higgins on NZ’s dairy export strength
Andrew Murray Fonterra’s chief financial officer comments on last night’s positive GDT Auction (up 1.5%, whole milk powder…
El Niño: Weather pattern could raise farm input costs but New Zealand agriculture sector seen as resilient
“The discussions are for a strong El Niño, but overall we don’t think it’s going to have massive…
Crocodile discovered on balcony triggers arrest after 100 more reptiles found
Hong Kong police have arrested a woman after the discovery of a 1.5-metre-long (4.9 feet) crocodile on her…
Future big droughts may be worse than we think – NZ’s past shows why
The Reserve Bank has since used that 2012-13 event as a plausible worst-case drought scenario in some agricultural…
Agricultural machinery: Farmers want Government to hurry with new road rules
“They arrive, and contractors already can’t drive them on roads – that’s before they’ve even added tools or…
National Lamb Day: How the Dunedin’s 1882 voyage changed meat exports
The voyage was organised by William Soltau Davidson, the British-based general manager of the New Zealand and Australian…
Nathan Guy appointed as New Zealand’s special agricultural trade envoy
“I have asked Mr Guy to show particular focus on India and GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council] markets, to…
Trump cuts US tariffs on coffee, beef and fruit to ease cost pressures
Democrats swept all three of those races, with an intense focus on cost-of-living issues. The list of tariff…
New Zealand farmer confidence continues to soar in latest Rabobank survey
The Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey, conducted since 2003, is administered by independent research agency Kantar, interviewing a panel…