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Editorial and insights

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Taking stock

It’s an interesting time in the rural space right now. Just when we were coming out the other side of a fairly tumultuous five years with many highs and lows, the U.S. throws a big spanner in the works with the Trump administration’s tariff threats.

Cultivating opportunities

As New Zealand’s primary sector continues to evolve to meet changing consumer needs, compliance and regulatory requirements and shifting global trade policies, cross-sector collaboration will be critical in shaping a resilient future.

To bee, or not to bee

Bees are crucial to our primary sector and estimated to be worth $5 billion a year to the New Zealand economy with a role far beyond honey production. They are the horticultural sector’s essential workers, pollinating crops and helping with biodiversity.

Uplift ahead

With a number of on farm and economic indicators pointing in a more positive direction, it is expected confidence will build this spring for rural landowners behind the farm and orchard gates.

Succession planning on the agenda

There is an old adage that says you can’t farm without family, but you cannot farm with all of them either. Succession can be one of the most difficult topics farming families have to navigate.

Watch them grow

While rural real estate has traditionally attracted an older demographic and has tended not to be a first career choice, that is changing as the industry starts to gain new appeal for talented young guns.

Room at the Avo Inn

An enterprising Bay of Plenty couple has created a unique accommodation offering that has captured the imagination of holidaying guests keen to sample a taste of the simple life.

Golden glow returning to kiwifruit sector

After four of the most challenging seasons the sector has ever faced, kiwifruit returns are being buoyed by renewed optimism in the sector’s future.

Pastoral options provide strategic opportunities

A contraction in forestry sector interest in pastoral land has cleared a path for red meat farmers wanting to expand their farming operations and capitalise on realistic land opportunities.

Viticulture toasts better times ahead

A significant shift in the dynamics of supply and demand in the viticultural sector is underpinning purchase decisions, as the market rebalances grape supply with consumer demand.

Scarcity of national dairy platform underpins values

Scarcity of the national dairy platform and a buyer focus on quality farms continue to underpin firmer dairy land values through a period of lower farm returns and rising costs.

Building on a great legacy

Bayleys has championed rural property for a quarter of a century, growing a formidable sales team and creating a market-leading multi-channel portfolio – so how’s 2024 shaping up?

Taking stock

It’s an interesting time in the rural space right now. Just when we were coming out the other side of a fairly tumultuous five years with many highs and lows, the U.S. throws a big spanner in the works with the Trump administration’s tariff threats.

Cultivating opportunities

As New Zealand’s primary sector continues to evolve to meet changing consumer needs, compliance and regulatory requirements and shifting global trade policies, cross-sector collaboration will be critical in shaping a resilient future.

To bee, or not to bee

Bees are crucial to our primary sector and estimated to be worth $5 billion a year to the New Zealand economy with a role far beyond honey production. They are the horticultural sector’s essential workers, pollinating crops and helping with biodiversity.

Uplift ahead

With a number of on farm and economic indicators pointing in a more positive direction, it is expected confidence will build this spring for rural landowners behind the farm and orchard gates.

Succession planning on the agenda

There is an old adage that says you can’t farm without family, but you cannot farm with all of them either. Succession can be one of the most difficult topics farming families have to navigate.

Watch them grow

While rural real estate has traditionally attracted an older demographic and has tended not to be a first career choice, that is changing as the industry starts to gain new appeal for talented young guns.

Room at the Avo Inn

An enterprising Bay of Plenty couple has created a unique accommodation offering that has captured the imagination of holidaying guests keen to sample a taste of the simple life.

Golden glow returning to kiwifruit sector

After four of the most challenging seasons the sector has ever faced, kiwifruit returns are being buoyed by renewed optimism in the sector’s future.

Pastoral options provide strategic opportunities

A contraction in forestry sector interest in pastoral land has cleared a path for red meat farmers wanting to expand their farming operations and capitalise on realistic land opportunities.

Viticulture toasts better times ahead

A significant shift in the dynamics of supply and demand in the viticultural sector is underpinning purchase decisions, as the market rebalances grape supply with consumer demand.

Scarcity of national dairy platform underpins values

Scarcity of the national dairy platform and a buyer focus on quality farms continue to underpin firmer dairy land values through a period of lower farm returns and rising costs.

Building on a great legacy

Bayleys has championed rural property for a quarter of a century, growing a formidable sales team and creating a market-leading multi-channel portfolio – so how’s 2024 shaping up?

Taking stock

It’s an interesting time in the rural space right now. Just when we were coming out the other side of a fairly tumultuous five years with many highs and lows, the U.S. throws a big spanner in the works with the Trump administration’s tariff threats.

Cultivating opportunities

As New Zealand’s primary sector continues to evolve to meet changing consumer needs, compliance and regulatory requirements and shifting global trade policies, cross-sector collaboration will be critical in shaping a resilient future.

To bee, or not to bee

Bees are crucial to our primary sector and estimated to be worth $5 billion a year to the New Zealand economy with a role far beyond honey production. They are the horticultural sector’s essential workers, pollinating crops and helping with biodiversity.

Uplift ahead

With a number of on farm and economic indicators pointing in a more positive direction, it is expected confidence will build this spring for rural landowners behind the farm and orchard gates.

Succession planning on the agenda

There is an old adage that says you can’t farm without family, but you cannot farm with all of them either. Succession can be one of the most difficult topics farming families have to navigate.

Watch them grow

While rural real estate has traditionally attracted an older demographic and has tended not to be a first career choice, that is changing as the industry starts to gain new appeal for talented young guns.

Room at the Avo Inn

An enterprising Bay of Plenty couple has created a unique accommodation offering that has captured the imagination of holidaying guests keen to sample a taste of the simple life.

Golden glow returning to kiwifruit sector

After four of the most challenging seasons the sector has ever faced, kiwifruit returns are being buoyed by renewed optimism in the sector’s future.

Pastoral options provide strategic opportunities

A contraction in forestry sector interest in pastoral land has cleared a path for red meat farmers wanting to expand their farming operations and capitalise on realistic land opportunities.

Viticulture toasts better times ahead

A significant shift in the dynamics of supply and demand in the viticultural sector is underpinning purchase decisions, as the market rebalances grape supply with consumer demand.

Scarcity of national dairy platform underpins values

Scarcity of the national dairy platform and a buyer focus on quality farms continue to underpin firmer dairy land values through a period of lower farm returns and rising costs.

Building on a great legacy

Bayleys has championed rural property for a quarter of a century, growing a formidable sales team and creating a market-leading multi-channel portfolio – so how’s 2024 shaping up?