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The "once in a lifetime opportunity to spend a week with other like-minded farmers and world class presenters" was the impetus for farmer Blair Drysdale to apply for the Rabobank Farm Managers Program.

Rural News catches up with the Rabobank farm ownership options national manager Brent Irving.

While dairy faces another tough year, Rabobank foresees a generally strong year ahead for most other agricultural sectors.

Opportunistic buyers taking advantage of low prices were probably behind last week's 3.6% overall rise in the GlobalDairyTrade (GDT), says Rabobank research analyst Emma Higgins.

In the second of our ‘in the hot seat’ interviews we talk with Matt Costello, Rabobank animal proteins analyst.

Former Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden has described his leadership style as essentially "very simple".

Question: Why is the bank focused on assisting farming families with succession planning?

Most of the major banks are predicting a drop between 4% and 8% – much higher than Fonterra's current forecast of a 2-3% fall.

The long-term dairy market remains strong despite the severe downturn affecting milk prices, says Rabobank.

After the drought-induced decline in the US beef cowherd in recent years, the industry is making amends and rebuilding its depleted numbers.