Damien O'Connor admits his six years in office were incredibly challenging, with Covid, droughts, floods, storms, M. bovis and volcanic eruptions to name a few.

Former Labour agriculture and trade minister Damien O'Connor hopes the new coalition Governent will continue the direction of travel initiated by his government in terms of ensuring the high reputation of our primary exports.

Tributes have continued to flow in for Warren Parker, who died suddenly just after Christmas.

The company behind a failed milk plant project in Otorohanga faces de-registration in New Zealand next week.

Assisting with the cyclone recovery is the first priority of the new minister for rural communities, NZ First's Mark Patterson.

Farmers should have confidence in the long term value of Silver Fern Farms market-led strategy.

Farmer lobby Federated Farmers is hopeful that live animal exports look set to return with the election of the new coalition government.

Fonterra chair Peter McBride has been named the new chair of Australia's largest fresh fruit, vegetable and cut flowers trader.

Milk processor Synlait claims that despite a poor financial result, it delivered several sustainability successes in the last financial year.

Major exporters are telling the new Government that they don't subscribe to the notion of "peak Free Trade Agreement (FTA)".

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