Editor’s Notes

We asked Country-Wide readers who they thought had done the best job as Primary Industries or Agriculture Minister over recent decades. The results are in, with Nathan Guy just edging out Lockwood Smith as preferred Ag Minister.

As NZ Dairy Exporter counts down to its centenary in 2025, we look back at the issues of earlier decades.

As NZ Dairy Exporter counts down to its centenary in 2025, we look back at the issues of earlier decades.

As NZ Dairy Exporter counts down to its centenary in 2025, we look back at the issues of earlier decades.

As NZ Dairy Exporter counts down to its centenary in 2025, we look back at the issues of earlier decades.

The numbers are horrendous - 14 people killed in agriculture in 2022, five deaths on farms in the first three months of 2023 and 41 farmers lost in the last five years.

Welcome to the first two-monthly, new-look Dairy Exporter magazine.

While New Zealand is a long way from the nitrogen pollution crisis gripping many parts of the world, our industry is charged with using less nitrogen and using it more efficiently.

It struck me while putting together the fantastic stories for this year’s Cream of the Crop, covering the Dairy Industry Awards regional winners, how thrilled I am that so many women have been entering and winning awards in the sector.