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Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Taxes and bureaucracy hampering farmers

Opinion: The primary sector is the engine of New Zealand's economy.

US lobby group unhappy about NZ lamb exports

R-CALF USA calling for increased tariffs on NZ lamb to help struggling local industry.

Zespri ponders CEO’s Singapore base during storm of challenges for kiwifruit industry

Dan Mathieson in New Zealand more than offshore in last two years.

Liam Dann: Worst of both worlds - dairy and oil prices threaten chances of soft landing

OPINION: China's economic woes come at a bad time for New Zealand.

Falling food prices win one battle - but war on inflation goes on

On the path to lower inflation, a few nasty surprises could still trip us up.

ANZ takes a knife to its milk price forecast

Dairy commodity prices have dropped sharply lately, and further weakness is forecast.

'Disappointing': Tough season affecting olive oil prices

Some North Island olive growers have ditched harvesting altogether this season.

Exclusive: Why US$8.6 trillion BlackRock loves NZ

Its latest $2b fund is not its first deal here.

Pāmu on track to meet carbon reduction targets

State-owned company Pāmu is the largest farming group in New Zealand.

Commodities downturn: Fonterra slashes milk price forecast

Price is well below what most economists were expecting.

'Just incredible': In-demand manufacturer's backlog goes from 22 to 100 weeks

Staff wanted for Rotorua export companies investing millions into equipment and expansion.

Zespri takes rogue gold kiwifruit operations in China to court

Strengthening of Chinese horticulture law opens path for civil action.

Egg shortage: Bakeries, cafes scrambling for supply

Hospitality and wholesalers say they have no access to the staple ingredient.

Fonterra farmers fear new season milk price forecast about to get the chop

An important global whole milk powder price has gone south.

A ‘shocker’ dairy auction: Prices fall despite China’s return

Dairy prices fell sharply at this morning's Global Dairy Trade auction.

Bobby calf build-up causing meat processing delays

DairyNZ says calf collection may be pushed back one to five days during peak processsing.

Public Purse: The new Three Waters bosses and why their pay is so extraordinary

OPINION: Money like water - the execs now presiding over diminished Three Waters fiefdoms.

'Worst season ever': Wet weather hampers truffle harvest

Heavy rainfall in the North Island this year has made for a challenging truffle season.