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OPINION: A mate of the Hound was invited to a lockup at Parliament on last month’s climate change agreement with the ag sector.

NZ needs a better story

The panel discussion at the India Business Summit discussed the need for NZ to tell a better story to India.

New Zealand needs to do a better job of telling its story in India, said a speaker at a New Zealand India Business Council summit.

Making it OK to ask for help

Meat processing company Alliance has started an employee support programme aimed at getting colleagues to look after each other and keep an eye out for possible mental health issues.

Alliance pays out $15.2m

Alliance Group says it has paid farmer shareholders a further $1.67 million in loyalty payments.

New approach called for on lending

Banks need to take a different approach to lending to farmers, according to new Lincoln University research.

Record European harvest for Zespri

Zespri has around 3,100 hectares of crops in Europe.

Kiwifruit trader, Zespri says its European kiwifruit harvest is again expected to deliver strong returns for growers in Italy and France.

Accelerator programme sprouting agritech investment

The Sprout Accelerator programme is amazing, says Powerplant founder Kevin D’Ambros-Smith.

Investors dump Fonterra shares

A lot of work to do: Fonterra chairman John Monaghan flanked by re-elected directors Donna Smit and Andy Macfarlane following the co-op’s annual meeting earlier this month.

Fonterra's poor performance is driving institutional investors away from the co-op.

Johnstone bows out on top

Outgoing Farmlands chair Lachie Johnstone.

When Lachie Johnstone first started on the board of Farmlands 19 years ago the rural services cooperative ran 32 stores with a turnover of $280 million.