NZ ag earnings soar, but farmer confidence is sagging

Andrew Marshall
Updated December 4 2019 - 10:06am, first published December 3 2019 - 11:30am
Booming NZ ag is feeling nervous as environmental regs loom
Booming NZ ag is feeling nervous as environmental regs loom

Beef and lamb producer returns are up almost 10 per cent in a year, milk markets have rebounded, and there's not a dust storm or bushfire for more than 2000 kilometres.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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