Rural Business news
![Imports plunge, New Zealand records $669m goods trade surplus for June](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=793)
Imports plunge, New Zealand records $669m goods trade surplus for June
Kiwifruit exports shone but car imports tanked.
![Forestry and the drive to 'Survive to '25'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=793)
Forestry and the drive to 'Survive to '25'
Sponsored content: OPINION: Not much movement with exports, China, or the carbon market.
![Trade Minister Todd McClay in Italy for G7 meeting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Trade Minister Todd McClay in Italy for G7 meeting
'Hustling on the world stage': Trade Minister excited about G7 invite.
![Solar farm to grow crops beneath its panels](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Solar farm to grow crops beneath its panels
“We’re looking at ... blueberries ... ranui berries and vegetable crops as well.”
!['The task ahead is complicated': Synlait lives to see another day – what next?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'The task ahead is complicated': Synlait lives to see another day – what next?
Minority shareholders voted in favour of a loan to Synlait Milk at a special meeting.
![Annual food prices drop for first time in six years - fruit and veges lead the way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Annual food prices drop for first time in six years - fruit and veges lead the way
Good news for the inflation fight as food prices continue to ease, Stats NZ figures show.
![Why NZ's deer industry wants the US to cook venison at home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why NZ's deer industry wants the US to cook venison at home
North America is the biggest market for NZ venison but most of it is eaten in restaurants.
![Ngāi Tahu Holdings selling harvesting rights of forest estate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ngāi Tahu Holdings selling harvesting rights of forest estate
Deal with global private asset management firm Fiera Comox subject to approval from OIO.
![A2 Milk to vote in favour of Bright Dairy loan to Synlait](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
A2 Milk to vote in favour of Bright Dairy loan to Synlait
Synlait waiting for vote on $130m loan
![NZ cheese export value falls but US celebrates record exports this year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ cheese export value falls but US celebrates record exports this year
US says its cheese exports were "impressively" up across all major varieties.
![Synlait Milk chairman: Vote or die wondering](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Synlait Milk chairman: Vote or die wondering
Synlait chair George Adams is urging minority shareholders to vote at Thursday's meeting.
Rural Property
![Karapiro couple nuts about macadamias](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Karapiro couple nuts about macadamias
Paul Gardiner & Helen Stockman are one season away from seeing the fruits of their labour.
![Property report: Rural market hits a low but there’s hope for the future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Property report: Rural market hits a low but there’s hope for the future
Sponsored content: GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate's monthly look at the rural market.
![Govt opening door for more foreign buyers to purchase NZ farmland: Labour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt opening door for more foreign buyers to purchase NZ farmland: Labour
'It’s a major concern, we’re a sovereign country we need to ensure we control our future.'
Business news from around NZ
![Reality TV contestant kicked off US show after killing, eating protected weka bird in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Reality TV contestant kicked off US show after killing, eating protected weka bird in NZ
Starving contestant apologises for eating bird; DoC says the incident is 'unacceptable'.
![Pōwhiri for new SkyCity CEO Jason Walbridge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pōwhiri for new SkyCity CEO Jason Walbridge
New boss welcomed on Friday, July 12 at SkyCity, Auckland. He started work on Monday, July 15. Video /
![Jarden Wealth Weekly: What are emergency funds and why do you need one?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jarden Wealth Weekly: What are emergency funds and why do you need one?
OPINION: Instead of cash is king, think cash management is king.
More Rural Business news
![Inside Economics: Could synthetic milk sink the dairy industry?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inside Economics: Could synthetic milk sink the dairy industry?
Could fake milk ruin our economy, and what should we make of the latest tech 'hype cycle'?
![China's pet lovers provide 'incredible opportunities' for NZ sheep milk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
China's pet lovers provide 'incredible opportunities' for NZ sheep milk
“They treat their pets very much like you treat a child."
![GDT takes a 6.9% plunge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
GDT takes a 6.9% plunge
Nearly all prices took a nosedive in the latest Global Dairy Trade auction.
![World headed for ‘food wars’, warns major commodities trader](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
World headed for ‘food wars’, warns major commodities trader
Financial Times: Concerns protectionist policies are exacerbating inflation,
![Spring Sheep wants a slice of the US cheese market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Spring Sheep wants a slice of the US cheese market
Spring Sheep says the response to its grass-fed range in the US has been phenomenal.
![Tight economic times takes gloss off dairy farm owners' operating profit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tight economic times takes gloss off dairy farm owners' operating profit
Sharemilkers fare better in 2022-2023 but all dairy farmers need to watch spending.
![Fonterra a maverick in attitude to dairy export quota eligibility rejig proposal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fonterra a maverick in attitude to dairy export quota eligibility rejig proposal
Review of 17-year-old system finds quota unused, sheep and goat milk exports shut out.
![Chocolate, honey and tea on the table in Tokyo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chocolate, honey and tea on the table in Tokyo
Six Māori food and beverage companies are participating at the Japan food expo.
![Otago sheep farmer takes flock from farm to fabric to fashion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Otago sheep farmer takes flock from farm to fabric to fashion
Georgina was frustrated by declining wool prices, so she decided to do something about it.