Ensuring an insurable future

Educating and upskilling people on dairy farms is imperative to driving down risk and creating a more profitable business. Words Sheryl Haitana.


Bespoke insurance

With more significant weather events occurring, insurance companies globally are applying a new policy for farmers to insure against events rather than…


Rural insurance market insights

An online survey of 518 people was conducted between December 2023 and January 2024 with those who work or live on farms to understand their insurance needs,…


Insurance premiums surge as global risk rises and inflation bites

No farm business would have missed the significant increase in the cost of insurance in the past year. Tony Leggett investigates what’s behind the increase and…


Episode 42 – Embracing Kikuyu through system change

Learning to live with Kikuyu is the reality for more farmers in the upper North Island. Featured in the brand new Dairy Exporter Summer issue, Natalie and…


Financial illiteracy is okay with the right support

Pulling in your financial advisers to play the right role depending on your financial skill level will elevate your decision making and business outcomes.…


Control in real time

Financial literacy can become complicated with a biological business like dairy farming, with so many moving parts which can influence the year’s profit.…


In the driving seat

Understanding and closely monitoring the numbers is helping a North Canterbury farming family drive their business to achieve their goals. Words Anne lee…


What good financial management looks like

Successful farming hinges on more than just good soil and weather; it relies on disciplined financial management, from tidy records to strategic budgeting and…


Becoming literate – The language of finance

Learning to read the numbers and decipher what they’re telling you is a skill that can be learned. Anne Lee talks to long-time financial educator Paul Bird…