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LIC's heavy spend in genomics pays off in annual result

LIC boosts R&D investment by 15 per cent to $17m in 2021 year.

Fonterra farmers force changes in proposed capital restructure

Fonterra leaders still aiming for December vote.

Who is buying up our farm land? The largest foreign owners of NZ soil

Almost 460,000ha shifted out of NZ control between 2010 to 2021.

Zespri posts sweet export sales records for kiwifruit

Total global revenue from fruit sales was $3.58b, up 14 per cent on the previous year.

Is Fonterra shooting itself in the foot?

Fonterra farmers will be thinking hard about removing a share demand source.

Recovering Fonterra to reveal results as farmers lap up milk price

Milk price v dividend: the interim result will highlight Fonterra investors' dilemma.

Open Country low key on big profit rise

No room for complacency, says chairman.

Zespri's big headache in China about to get seasonal spike

New round of grafting about to start by Chinese unlawfully growing NZ gold kiwifruit.

Shareholders to Fonterra: Only one-way messaging now

Fonterra shareholders' guardian says blurred role helped sour relationship with farmers.

Food proves hard for ESG investors to digest

The sector's social and governance impacts resist easy measurement.

Simon Wilson: No point in Greens being a poodle hoping to be thrown a bone

The parties of the left have a greater goal than coalition and different ways to reach it.

Regulators still mum on Fonterra books probe

Regulators say inquiries into Fonterra books still a work in progress.

What dairy protein production could look like in 2030

What place will dairy cows have in global protein production in 10 years?

Record year for Waikato's Tatua dairy company

Tatua dairy farmers are again the envy of the sector.

China in a hurry for new Fonterra health support offers

Fonterra launches new e-commerce products as Covid sharpens China's health focus.

Primary sector a shining light, concern over global outlook

Sector leaders are keen to see a long-term, co-ordinated recovery plan.