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Sirma Karapeeva: Why it's critical for NZ to reject protectionism

The red meat industry is New Zealand's second largest goods exporter.

Board candidate questions FMG's reinsurance

Former Lloyd's of London regulator questions FMG's reinsurance in push for board seat.

Silence of the trees: Why the rise of forestry has farmers worried

The rise and rise of forestry is causing friction in rural areas.

CropLogic put into voluntary administration

The company struggled to recapitalise after its crop failed.

Brent Melville: The zombie dairy company that is Mataura Valley

Mataura Valley has yet to nail down any large nutritional orders.

Farm fraud: He claimed 3m caged eggs were free-range

Exclusive: 'Our goal is for the Frank Chens of this world to be unable to operate.'

Election 2020: Taskforce to speed up agritech

A joint government and industry taskforce to help commercialise agritech sector.

Govt announces 'ambitious' agritech plans

Phil Twyford and Damien O'Connor are at Zespri's head office in Tauranga.

Small Kiwi firms more gloomy than ever - confidence plummets

Latest sentiment according to ANZ Business Micro Scope.

Local Focus: Apple industry immune to virus

Apple industry says fruit selling well overseas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The race to save the banana from extinction

Bananas are the fourth most important food crop globally.

Winemaker creates alcohol-free Sauvignon Blanc

The winemaker says the idea came from completing a healthier lifestyle challenge.

Yealands' whistle-blower fails in ERA bid

Employee's concerns led to company being prosecuted by MPI for adding sugar to wine.

Jamie Mackay: The good, the bad, the ugly - and my wrap of 2019

Comment: Rating the winners - and the cowardly bottom-dwelling losers - of 2019.

High dairy debt may curb ability to meet challenges ahead

Warning issued by Ministry for Primary Industries.

'Not in the national interest': Govt blocks massive farm sale

Ministers Eugenie Sage and David Clark blocked the sale.

Kiwi cannabis firm harvests first crop from 5000 plants

A rundown of some of the latest news from the cannabis scene.

Comment: Will protein technology actually restore balance to the global food system?

The way consumers understand food is evolving