NZ agriculture is set for what looks likely to be a generally profitable season in 2020/21, with most sectors seeing average to above-average pricing, manageable cost inflation, and production holding up well.

RaboResearch senior analyst Emma Higgins says resilient Chinese demand is helping dairy prices remain high.

OPINION: Earlier in 2020, we found the primary sector in an optimistic mood, as the NZ economy turned to our food producers to see us through an uncertain time.

Dairy farmers can expect a lift in the forecast milk payout if dairy prices continue to climb.

New Zealand beef and sheep farmers are facing more than 25% less income in the season ahead.

The IFCN (International Farm Comparison Network in dairying) has been around for over 20 years but this year due to Covid-19 it got a lot more active. 

The country's second-largest milk processor says it isn’t surprised at the big drop in whole milk powder prices at the last Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction.

Calls are growing for the Government to allow butchers and independent fruit and vegetable retailers to operate under COVID-19 Alert Levels.

Northland sheep and beef farmer James Parsons doesn’t see himself as the white knight when it comes to fixing the wool sector.

The politicos who made the decision to get rid of the wool levy should hang their heads in shame, says Lochie MacGillivray.