Tuesday, 28 October 2025 11:55

BNZ launches First Farm initiative to support aspiring dairy farmers

Written by  Staff Reporters
BNZ general manager agribusiness and corporate banking Dave Handley BNZ general manager agribusiness and corporate banking Dave Handley

BNZ says it is backing aspiring dairy farmers through an innovative new initiative that helps make the first step to farm ownership or sharemilking a little easier.

BNZ’s First Farm proposition helps lower barriers to entry for first-farm buyers or those buying their first dairy herd by reducing deposit requirements.

It also pairs every approved customer with an experienced farmer mentor for their first two seasons. This is to help ensure their first steps into farm ownership or sharemilking are a success.

BNZ general manager agribusiness and corporate banking Dave Handley says farmers are the backbone of our rural communities and contribute significantly to the economy.

“For many young farmers, getting their first foothold on the farming ladder is very challenging. First Farm is about bridging that gap by making ownership more achievable,” says Handley.

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