Trade Minister Todd McClay says the Chinese market remains soft and consumers are more cautious in their buying patterns, but he says there are still many opportunities for New Zealand.

According to new figures from Stats NZ, kiwifruit exports were valued at $3.1 billion in the year ended August 2024.

Paddy Boyd, the new chair of Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ), says his priority is to make sure deer farmers are engaged and provide them confidence to grow.

Is China's appetite for dairy back on the rise?

Last week's approval of a recapitalisation plan for troubled milk processor Synlait is good for Canterbury and gives farmer suppliers a lot of security going forward, says farmer Willy Leferink.

It's a bloody tough year for sheep farmers, but the worst may be over, and the future looks optimistic.

In a “watershed vote”, Synlait shareholders have approved a recapitalisation plan that hands over control of the listed milk processor to China conglomerate Bright Dairy.

OPINION: New Zealand's dairy exports have been the backbone of the country's economy for several decades, and exports remain buoyant despite pandemic-era disruptions and impending downturns in East Asia in the next few years.

A 2022 Nuffield scholar, Lucie Douma, was brought up on a Southland dairy farm and as a hobby likes the risky business of trail running and ultra marathons.

The 63rd National Holstein Friesian Bull sale this week (September 18) will mark 54 consecutive years that retiring Kerepehi breeder Michael Lynch has entered and sold his bulls at the event.