In a recent report, agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank notes that Chile is by far the largest exporter of cherries in the Southern Hemisphere – accounting for 96% of total exports last season.

Kia ora tatou, As we re-engage with our global audiences, sharing a clear and memorable New Zealand brand story about what makes us truly unique has been an exciting development.

After two years of Covid chaos, many growers and wineries will have entered 2022 hoping for a better, more ‘normal’ 12 months ahead.

Southland's Mataura Valley Milk has embarked on a major project to fully electrify its plant near Gore onto "100% renewable energy" by November next year.

China's sway over what New Zealand dairy farmers get paid for their milk has been on display this year.

Former Fonterra director Donna Smit's six-year tenure on the board can be best described as a game of three halves.

Open Country Dairy suppliers will receive $9.37/kgMS for milk supplied between June and September this year.

Dairy Dairy commodity markets were weaker again in October 2022.

Despite the challenges over the last 30 months, worldwide sales of agricultural tractors and machinery have remained buoyant – albeit with disruptions of raw materials, components and shortages of staff.

With the rescheduled National Fieldays only a week away and the woes of Covid-19 largely behind us, the organisers are pushing a message of positivity for the rest of 2022 and beyond.