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Pāmu Farms of New Zealand is the brand name for Landcorp Farming Limited. Pāmu stands for best practice in sustainable and safe farming, and for the unique provenance of New Zealand foods, nutrition products and fibre on global markets.
We chose the Māori word ‘Pāmu’ not just for its literal meaning ‘to farm’ but also to reflect the Māori concept of guardianship of the environment (kaitiakitanga).
Pāmu strives to be a leader in New Zealand agriculture, carefully creating natural products of high quality.
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Pāmu updates profit forecast due to adverse events and lower milk prices
State-owned enterprise Pāmu, also known as Landcorp Farming Limited has updated its Net Operating Profit full-year forecast due to Cyclone Gabrielle impacts on 24 of its farms and softer milk prices.
Date: 22-Mar-2023
Changes to Pāmu governance roles
Pāmu is excited to announce two new appointments to governance roles at the organisation.
Date: 17-Mar-2023
Ground-breaking Clinical Trial Finds Pāmu Deer Milk Improves Muscle Mass and Physical Performance
A ground-breaking New Zealand clinical trial has found regularly consuming Pāmu Deer Milk improves the nutritional status, muscle mass and physical performance of women aged 65 and above.
Date: 06-Mar-2023
Pamu announces new Chief Operating Officer
Pāmu has appointed Will Burrett to the executive leadership team in the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer.
Date: 21-Feb-2023
Pāmu commits to ambitious sustainability targets with a second sustainability-linked loan
Pāmu is committed to reducing its climate impact through emissions reduction and strengthening climate resilience through adaption.
Date: 09-Feb-2023
Pāmu establishes independent Sustainability Panel
Pāmu is excited to announce the establishment of an independent Sustainability Panel to bolster its commitment to sustainable farming.
Date: 15-Dec-2022
Pāmu's response to the Government proposal on Pricing Agricultural Emissions Consultation
The New Zealand Government announced its proposal for pricing agricultural emissions on 10 October 2022, at the same time that the Ministry for the Environment began a consultation on the proposal. Pāmu responded on 18 November 2022 to the Government's proposal to the Ministry for the Environment.
Date: 11-Dec-2022
Pāmu appoints Chief Technology and Digital Officer
Pāmu appoints Chief Technology and Digital Officer Tammy Auranen who will step into the role January 2023.
Date: 23-Nov-2022
Deer Milk awards cabinet set to grow (fingers crossed!)
Pāmu’s unique deer milk product continues on its award-winning way as a finalist in two upcoming prestigious awards.
Date: 07-Oct-2022
Pāmu achieves another good financial result; declares dividend
Landcorp Farming Limited (trading as Pāmu) has reported an EBITDAR of $75 million for the year ended 30 June 2022, a 23% increase on the previous year ($61 million).
Date: 26-Aug-2022
Pāmu announces new Chief Sustainability and Risk Officer
Pāmu Chief Executive Mark Leslie has announced that Annabel Davies will be joining Pāmu as Chief Sustainability and Risk Officer.
Date: 25-Aug-2022
Farmers are one step closer to breeding more climate-friendly cows as first year of methane research shows promising results
New research has confirmed bulls’ genetics play a role in how much methane they emit, highlighting the potential for farmers to breed low methane-emitting cows in the future. The welcome news comes following the first year of a research programme run by major New Zealand artificial breeding companies LIC and CRV.
Date: 19-Aug-2022
20 PAMŪ FARMS ACHIEVE TOITŪ CARBONREDUCE CERTIFICATION
Pāmu has achieved Toitū carbonreduce certification across 20 farms as part of a long-term commitment to reduce its carbon emissions by 4 per cent per annum to 2024.
Date: 03-Aug-2022
Forecast Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Revaluations – Financial Year Ending 30 June 2022
Landcorp Farming Limited advises that it has updated its forecast Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Revaluations (EBITDAR) for the financial year ending 30 June 2022.
Date: 02-Aug-2022
Innovative Pāmu Deer Milk Product Wins Prestigious Global Award
Pāmu’s awarding winning Deer Milk won the Best Dairy Ingredient category at the prestigious World Dairy Innovation Awards, announced in Laval, France overnight (10am NZT).
Date: 17-Jun-2022
Innovative Pāmu Deer Milk Product Finalist in Prestigious Global Awards
Pāmu’s awarding winning Deer Milk is up for two prestigious awards at the World Dairy Innovation Awards, to be announced in Laval, France on 15 June.
Date: 08-Jun-2022
New board members announced for Pāmu
Landcorp Farming Ltd (Pāmu) shareholding ministers have appointed two directors to the board.
Claire Nicholson (Ngati Ruanui, Ngaruahine and Ngati Kahungnunu) and Desiree Mahy (Tuhoe) join the board on 1 June.
Date: 02-Jun-2022
Pāmu announces two new directors
Landcorp Farming Ltd’s (Pāmu) shareholding ministers have made two new appointments to the board.
Date: 01-Mar-2022
Pāmu announces solid half year result
Pāmu (Landcorp Farming Limited) has announced a net profit after tax (“NPAT”) of $41 million for the half-year ended 31 December 2021.
Date: 21-Feb-2022
Aratiatia Open Day
On a drizzly day in early December, guests including Taupo Major, David Trewavas and councillors, along with local MP Louise Upston, gathered to celebrate the opening of Pāmu’s Deer Milking farm at Aratiatia Station; situated on the outskirts of Taupo on Tukairangi Road.
Date: 31-Jan-2022
New Chief Executive appointed at Pāmu
Silver Fern Farms Chief Operating Officer Mark Leslie will join Pāmu as its new Chief Executive, Pāmu Board chairman Dr Warren Parker announced today.
Date: 17-Dec-2021
Innovation at heart of Pāmu Deer Milk collaboration
Pāmu and Wellington boutique freezery Wooden Spoon have teamed up to launch an ultra-creamy Deer Milk ‘Very Vanilla’ ice cream.
Both Pāmu and Wooden Spoon are driven by innovation, and so coming together to produce a deer milk ice cream for consumers to enjoy has been a great opportunity for both companies, says Pāmu Deer Milk lead Hamish Glendinning.
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Pāmu and Westpac NZ agree market-leading Sustainability-Linked Loan
Westpac NZ and Pāmu have signed New Zealand’s most comprehensive Sustainability-Linked Loan to date, also the largest in the agricultural sector, and the first involving a state-owned enterprise.
Date: 26-Oct-2021
Pāmu has released its 2021 integrated Annual Report
Pāmu has released its 2021 integrated Annual Report.
It is the fourth year we have used an integrated reporting methodology to report to our stakeholders.
Date: 04-Oct-2021
Miraka announces strategic partnerships with Pāmu and Waiū Dairy
Taupō dairy processor Miraka has recently announced two new strategic partnerships as part of its focus on specialty dairy products. The partnerships are with State-Owned Enterprise Pāmu and Māori-owned dairy processor Waiū Dairy.
Date: 15-Sep-2021
Pāmu Chief Executive Steven Carden resigns; takes up role as Managing Director of Delegat Group
Pāmu Chief Executive Steven Carden will leave the company to take up a role as Managing Director of NZX-listed Delegat Group, Chairman Warren Parker announced today.
Date: 31-Aug-2021
Pamu produces strong result amidst volatile operating environment
Landcorp Farming Limited (trading as Pāmu) achieved EBITDAR (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and revaluations) of $61 million for the year ended 30 June 2021 (2020: $65 Million) showing the underlying strength of its diverse farming operations and strategic approach.
Date: 26-Aug-2021
Pāmu Forestry Strategy 2020-2029
Our goal for the next ten years (2020–2029) is to get the greatest value from the land whilst ensuring we meet environmental and biodiversity targets. As we implement the Land & Environment Plans we will be planting between 1,000 and 2,000 hectares of commercial forestry a year for the next 10 years, starting in 2021.
Date: 18-Jul-2021
Pamu makes appointments to livestock business to drive growth
Pāmu has announced two appointments to its livestock business, to help the business adjust to new regulatory compliance requirements and capture growth opportunities.
Date: 10-Jun-2021
Pāmu appoints GM Livestock Operations
Pāmu has appointed Steve Tickner to the role of General Manager, Livestock Operations, effective immediately.
Date: 26-Feb-2021
Focus Genetics appoints two new directors
Animal genetics firm Focus Genetics has appointed two new directors, a reflection of the firm’s growth and prominence in the New Zealand animal genetics market. Rick Cranswick and Professor Hugh Blair will strengthen the existing Board of Andrew MacPherson (Chair) and Warren Parker.
Date: 18-Feb-2021
Solid Pāmu half year result
Pāmu has declared a net profit after tax (“NPAT”) of $8 million for the half year ended 31 December 2020.
Date: 11-Feb-2021
Little Lato and Pāmu team up with a Deerlicious Gelato for Christmas
Little Lato and Pāmu team up with a Deerlicious Gelato for Christmas.
Date: 10-Dec-2020
Open Day invites locals to Pamu's Duncraigen Farm in Te Anau
Pāmu is opening up the farm gates of Duncraigen Farm to locals in early December.
Date: 20-Nov-2020
Hope blooms for rare kākābeak
The discovery of new wild specimens of the incredibly rare ngutukākā/kākābeak has sparked new hope for the species.
Date: 20-Oct-2020
Pamu commits to significant reductions in the effects of winter grazing by 2023
Pāmu (formerly Landcorp) has committed to significant reductions in the effects of intensive winter grazing (IWG) over the next three years, that will see nil winter crop on many of the company’s properties.
Date: 24-Sep-2020
Pamu performs solidly despite Covid overhang; declares strong operating profit and dividend
Landcorp Farming Limited (Pāmu) has delivered a strong performance for the year ended 30 June 2020, achieving EBITDAR of $65 Million.
Date: 27-Aug-2020
Pamu announces new GM Sustainability and Farming Systems
Pāmu has appointed Lisa Martin to the executive leadership team in the newly created role of General Manager, Sustainability and Farming Systems.
Date: 20-Aug-2020
Less mess thanks to smart apps
Getting the delicate balance between grazing a winter crop and minimising soil disturbance was given much greater attention last winter as Southland farmers became the focus of an anti-wintering campaign. Pāmu staff were among those taking notice. Innovation, technology and environment general manager Rob Ford spoke to Richard Rennie about using digital technology to reduce the messy footprint of winter grazing.
Date: 07-Jul-2020
New director appointed to Pāmu board
Landcorp Farming Ltd’s (Pāmu) shareholding ministers have made a new appointment to the board.
Date: 03-Jun-2020
New People and Safety GM joins Pāmu
Pāmu has appointed Bernadette Kelly as the General Manager of People, Safety and Wellbeing.
Date: 25-May-2020
Changing of the guard at Pāmu’s Environment Reference Group
Pāmu’s Environment Reference Group (ERG) is seeing a changing of the guard, with three members stepping down, and four new members joining the group.
Date: 12-May-2020
A plan for looking after ‘New Zealand’s farm’ released
Pāmu (formerly Landcorp) has released a farm environment plan for New Zealand’s largest farm, which brings together all the values associated with farming in Molesworth into the future.
Date: 24-Apr-2020
Chef wins nationwide competition with deer milk ice cream
Three top New Zealand chefs went head to head last night [Monday, 16 March] at the finale of the inaugural Pāmu & Cuisine Deer Milk Ice Cream Competition 2020.
Date: 18-Mar-2020
Pamu welcomes major US investment in Ag sector technology
The investment by major United States company Merck and Co in FarmIQ, is an endorsement of the technology that Pāmu has been championing since the inception of the agri-tech company, Pāmu Chief Executive Steven Carden says.
Date: 03-Mar-2020
Pamu makes healthy half year profit; warns impact of coronavirus yet to be felt
Pāmu (Landcorp Farming Limited) made a net profit after tax (NPAT) of $68 million for the half year ended 31 December 2019 compared to NPAT of $29 million for the half year ended 31 December 2018.
Date: 28-Feb-2020
Chefs tasked with creating first NZ deer milk ice cream
While New Zealanders have been enjoying a relaxing summer, in the kitchens of some of New Zealand’s best restaurants the country’s top chefs have been slaving away to create what they hope will be the world’s first award-winning deer milk ice cream. The Pāmu & Cuisine Deer Milk Ice Cream Competition launched this month when some of New Zealand’s best restaurants were invited to create an innovative ice cream dish made out of deer milk produced in a small farm in Gore.
Date: 26-Feb-2020
New Pamu policy will save kiwis lives
Pāmu has introduced a programme on its Northland farms to ensure that kiwi are protected from farm dogs.
Date: 23-Jan-2020
Pamu revises full year financial result
Pāmu has revised its full year EBITDAR (Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Revaluations) forecast to between $73 million and $78 million. This compares to the previous forecast of $61 million.
Date: 18-Dec-2019
Historic Molesworth homestead reopened following Kaikoura earthquake
The historic Molesworth Homestead was formally reopened by Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage today, after an extensive rebuild following the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake.
Date: 26-Nov-2019
Landcorp Farming Limited - Continous Disclosure Year End 2019
Full-year results for announcement to the market - 30 August 2019
Date: 10-Sep-2019
Pamu meets EBITDAR forecast
Landcorp Farming Limited (Pāmu) achieved EBITDAR (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and revaluations) of $34 million for the year ended 30 June 2019, after a marked slowdown in milk production due to dry weather during late summer and autumn. The result compared with EBITDAR of $48 million in 2017/18. The company has declared a special dividend of $5 million, supported by the one off gain made on the sale of the company’s shares in Westland Dairy Cooperative.
Date: 30-Aug-2019
New director appointed to Pamu Board
Landcorp Farming Ltd’s (Pāmu) shareholding ministers have made a new appointment to the board. Jo Davidson will join the board from 1 September. Ms Davidson has had a successful senior executive career delivering profitable growth across a range of competitive industry sectors. She has been a business consultant since 2011, specialising in marketing led transformational change projects for companies such as Tegel, DB, HJ Heinz SA, and GreenMount Foods where she was CEO.
Date: 26-Aug-2019
Pamu commits to wool insulation in housing stock - first installation completed in Canterbury
Pāmu has committed to upgrading the insulation in its South Island farmhouses and all new house stock with insulation produced with recycled wool.
Date: 21-Jun-2019
Pamu deer milk cosmetics goes on sale in Korea
Pāmu Deer Milk is on sale in Korea as the key active ingredient in a range of cosmetics marketed by Yuhan Corporation, South Korea’s top pharmaceutical company. This is the first time New Zealand deer milk has been sold for use in the Asian beauty industry.
Date: 13-Jun-2019
New appointment to Landcorp Board
Landcorp Farming Ltd’s (Pāmu) shareholding ministers have made a new appointment to the board.
Date: 01-May-2019
Kepler Farm wins Supreme Award at Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Pamu's Kepler Farm in Te Anau was announced the Regional Supreme Award winner Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards on Thursday night.
Date: 13-Apr-2019
Deer milk on the menu at prestigious Asian Restaurants Awards night
The unique Pāmu Deer Milk featured on the menu at the prestigious Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, being held at the Wynn in Macau, early morning on Wednesday 27 March, New Zealand time.
Date: 27-Mar-2019
Pamu announces increased profit for half year
Landcorp Farming Limited (known as Pāmu) has declared a net profit after tax of $29 million for the half year ended 31 December 2018. This compares to $21 million for the half year ended 31 December 2017.
Date: 15-Feb-2019
New way of applying fertiliser has potential to benefit the environment
A new guide has been released which will assist farmers and the irrigation industry to adopt the use of fertigation - a new way of applying fertiliser which is likely to reduce nitrogen leaching and save labour on farms.
Date: 30-Jan-2019
Pamu protects 1320 hectares under QEII covenant in Otago
Pāmu has committed 1320 hectares of land on its Waipori farm in Outram, Otago to permanent protection under a covenant with the QEII National Trust.
Date: 11-Dec-2018
Pamu deer milk enters cosmetic market in South Korea
Pāmu (Landcorp Faming Limited) will be signing a groundbreaking partnership with South Korea’s top pharmaceutical company Yuhan to supply Pāmu deer milk for its range of cosmetic products. This is the first time New Zealand deer milk has been sold for use in the beauty industry.
Date: 10-Dec-2018
Pamu proud to provide wool for world's first woollen surf board
Surfboard’s made of wool are the next front in securing wool’s long term future for New Zealand’s agricultural sector.
Date: 04-Dec-2018
Pamu invest in spray drying facility to help grow specialty milk market
Pāmu has taken a 35 percent stake in a specialist spray drying facility to be built at the Innovation Waikato Park, in Hamilton.
Date: 05-Nov-2018
New members of Pamu Environmental Reference Group announced
Pāmu has named three new members to its Environment Reference Group (ERG). Clean water researcher Marnie Prickett, Forest and Bird’s Annabeth Cohen and earth systems scientist and mātauranga Māori specialist Dr Daniel Hikuroa have joined the ERG, replacing Dave Maslan and Angus Robson, who are retiring from the group.
Date: 02-Nov-2018
Pamu deer milk wins novel food award at NZ Food Awards
Pāmu is excited to announce its success at the prestigious Massey University New Zealand Food Awards, taking home the Novel Food or Beverage Award for its groundbreaking deer milk product.
Date: 18-Oct-2018
Pamu donates $10,000 to IHC
Pāmu has made a ten thousand dollar donation to IHC to support its Calf and Rural Scheme.
Date: 10-Oct-2018
Pamu releases first Integrated Report - returns to paying a dividend
Pāmu Farms of New Zealand (Landcorp) has released its first truly integrated Annual Report for 2018 today.
Date: 03-Oct-2018
Vodafone provides reliable internet to 125 Pamu farms
Vodafone provides improved internet connectivity to over 300,000ha of farmland, allowing New Zealand's largest pastoral farming company to run its business more efficiently.
Date: 11-Sep-2018
Deer milk hits the spot as finalist in NZ Foods Awards
Pāmu’s deer milk is on the awards stage again with today’s announcement that it is a finalist in two categories in this year’s New Zealand Food Awards.
Date: 06-Sep-2018
Pamu lifts operating profits despite challenging climatic conditions
Pāmu (Landcorp Faming Limited) has announced EBITDAR (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization, and Revaluations) of $48.5 million for the year ended 30 June 2018 (FY18), up $12.9 million (36 percent) from the previous year. Net profit after tax was $34.2 million a reduction of $17.7 million (34 percent) largely due to lower gains from biological assets (forestry and livestock) and a higher tax expense.
Date: 30-Aug-2018
Frankie goes to Wellywood - and Deer Milk stars in the show
Deer Milk was up in lights last night at the first of three special evenings that chef Frank Camorra from Melbourne restaurant MoVida is presenting in conjunction with Wellington restaurant Logan Brown and Visa Wellington on a Plate.
Date: 15-Aug-2018
Common ground - Forest & Bird and Pamu announce new collaboration
The heads of New Zealand's largest conservation organisation and largest farming group have agreed to work together to promote best environmental practice in New Zealand's farming sector.
Date: 06-Aug-2018
NZ wool insulating US high performance homes
A New Zealand partnership has secured wool supply to US company Havelock Wool. Pāmu Farms of New Zealand and The New Zealand Merino Company will supply strong (coarse) wool farmed on Pāmu properties throughout the country for making Havelock Wool’s premium insulation products.
Date: 27-Jul-2018
Pamu updates full year EBITDAR forecast
Landcorp Faming Limited (Pāmu) has released an updated EBITDAR (Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization and Revaluations) forecast for the 2017/18 financial year. Previous advice from Pāmu at the time it released its half-year result was an estimated EBITDAR of between $33 and $38 million for the full year. This has now been revised up to an estimated EBITDAR of between $47 - $52 million.
Date: 19-Jul-2018
Premium Pamu Venison conquering Auckland and the USA
From The Sugar Club at SkyCity to the Archive Bar and Bistro on Waiheke, premium quality venison from Pāmu in partnership with Duncan Venison and Carve, is livening up the plates of over a dozen restaurants in Auckland and further afield, with more queuing up.
Date: 04-Jul-2018
Chefs rave about Pamu deer milk
Chef Geoff Scott says it is rare to see excitement among the chef community but when top chefs tasted deer milk for the first time on Monday in Auckland, a buzz was in the air.
Date: 14-Jun-2018
Pamu deer milk wins Innovation Award at Fieldays
Pāmu’s (brand name for Landcorp) focus on innovation in the food business has been recognised at the 50th Fieldays, winning the Innovation Grassroots awards, with its ground-breaking deer milk product.
Date: 14-Jun-2018
Groundbreaking trial seeks links to agricultural GHG emissions
It may seem like a long bow to draw, but a groundbreaking trial at Pāmu’s Waikite farm, will test the link between the administration of long-acting drench products in sheep, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Date: 14-May-2018
Pamu confirms farm infection
Pāmu can confirm that our farm at Rangedale has been declared an infected farm by MPI, following positive test results for Mycoplasma Bovis from animals on the farm.
Date: 03-May-2018
New board members announced for Pāmu
Landcorp Farming Ltd’s (Pāmu) shareholding ministers have made three appointments to the board to replace Chairman Traci Houpapa and Directors Nikki Davies-Colley, Pauline Lockett and Eric Roy, whose appointment terms have ended.
Date: 27-Apr-2018
Young agribusiness leader takes out 2018 Zanda McDonald Award
Thomas Macdonald, 24-year-old Business Manager of Spring Sheep Milk Co, has taken out the top honours in the 2018 Zanda McDonald Award.
Date: 22-Mar-2018
Pāmu Releases Half Year Result – good progress despite challenging conditions
Pāmu Farms of New Zealand (Landcorp) has released its half-year result to December 31 2017, which
shows the impact of challenging climate conditions.
Chief Executive Steven Carden said the half-year profit after tax of $21.9 million was pleasing given a
tough spring and summer
Date: 05-Mar-2018
Pāmu pleased to play role in government forestry programme
Pāmu Farms of New Zealand (Pāmu) will plant up 1000 hectares of land in the 2018 winter, as part of
the government’s forestry-planting programme.
Date: 23-Feb-2018
Triplets help spread child safety message
The Peacock triplets know a thing or two about keeping safe on their Waitere farm, in the Hawkes Bay. The triplets, Zara, Lily and Henry, are featured in Pāmu’s Kids on Farms safety policy released to all Pāmu farms in December.
Date: 08-Jan-2018
Pāmu Academy brings safety leadership approach to business community
Pāmu Academy today marks the next step in Pāmu Farms of New Zealand’s safety leadership journey. Along with leadership programs, the Pāmu Academy also offers mental wellness programs and is working with industry leaders on the wider issues of critical risks, contractors and competency framework.
Date: 06-Dec-2017
FarmIQ completes capital raising round
Farmlands joins Landcorp Farming Ltd, Silver Fern Farms Joint Ventures Ltd and Veterinary Enterprises Group Ltd as shareholders in FarmIQ Systems Ltd.
Date: 05-Dec-2017
Pāmu ensures protection of South Island wetlands
Pāmu Farms of New Zealand has guaranteed the protection of 1456 hectares of land at its Mt Hamilton Station, near Te Anau, with the establishment of a QEII National Trust Covenant.
Date: 21-Nov-2017
Pāmu Releases Annual Report – shows solid progress in business strategy implementation
Pāmu Farms of New Zealand (Landcorp) has released its Annual Report for 2017, and says ongoing solid trading conditions indicate another profitable year is ahead.
Chief Executive Steve Carden said the 2017 net profit after tax of $51.9 million, announced on 31 August, was very pleasing, and reflected the higher returns from milk, beef and venison.
Date: 15-Nov-2017
Pāmu Announces Appointment of Environment Head
Pāmu Farms of New Zealand has announced that Dr Alison Dewes, currently a member of Pāmu’s Environmental Reference Group (ERG), will be joining the company as Head of Environment.
Date: 06-Nov-2017
Pāmu farmers promoted on the world stage
US online retail giant Huckberry have enlisted the help of Pamu Farms of New Zealand Station Managers Graham and Tracey Sinnamon to help promote Glerups shoes, a Scandinavian slipper made from New Zealand wool.
Date: 16-Oct-2017
Landcorp releases 2016/17 financial results
Landcorp has recorded a net profit after tax of $51.9 million on revenue of $233.5 million for the year ended 30 June 2017. This compares to a net profit after tax last year of $11.5 million. Chief executive Steven Carden said the result largely reflects higher returns from milk, beef and venison.
Date: 31-Aug-2017
MOU to give Landcorp's environmental efforts a boost
Landcorp has strengthened its ties with Conservation Volunteers New Zealand (CVNZ) by signing a Memorandum of Understanding today.
Date: 22-Sep-2016
Landcorp releases 2015/16 financial results
Landcorp has recorded a net profit after tax of $11.5 million and a net operating loss of $9.4 million on revenue of $209 million for the year ended 30 June 2016.
Date: 30-Aug-2016
Landcorp farms to stop using PKE
Landcorp announced today that palm kernel expeller (PKE) will not be used on any of its farms from the end of this financial year.
Chief executive Steven Carden said that all Landcorp farms would transition to alternative feed supplements by June 2017.
Date: 08-Aug-2016
Pāmu venison launched in New Zealand
Restaurant quality venison is now available for delivery to Kiwi home chefs with the launch of a new product by Duncan Venison NZ and Landcorp.
Date: 30-Jun-2016
Landcorp wool destined for premium Australian carpets
Quality New Zealand wool will feature in upmarket homes and offices across the Tasman after Landcorp and The New Zealand Merino Company (NZM) signed a contract to supply wool to Australia’s most exclusive carpet manufacturer - Prestige Carpets.
Date: 06-May-2016
Landcorp's strong customer connection leads to land-use change at Wairakei Estate
Landcorp is to revise its land-use programme at Wairakei Estate near Taupo with the aim of lifting both the financial and environmental performance of the farming operation.
Date: 07-Mar-2016
New dairy academy to develop future farming leaders
A dairy academy, aimed at dairy farmers with career aspirations to be Herd or Dairy Production Managers, was opened by industry leaders in the Central Plateau today.
Date: 29-Feb-2016
Landcorp concludes partnership with Shanghai Pengxin
Landcorp announced today it will not renew its sharemilking contract with Shanghai Pengxin Group (SPG) when it concludes at the end of May 2017.
Date: 16-Feb-2016
Landcorp and Northland iwi forge unique farm management partnership
Landcorp Farming and Northland iwi Te Rarawa and Ngai Takoto have joined forces to run Sweetwater farm, a 2480ha property northwest of Kaitaia.
Date: 16-Dec-2015
Expert group supports Landcorp in putting environment first
Landcorp is bringing strong, independent environmental leadership to its management table by establishing an advisory group of environmental experts.
Date: 08-Oct-2015
Landcorp posts 2014/15 annual results
Landcorp has recorded a net operating profit of $4.9 million on revenue of $224.3 million for the year ended 30 June 2015.
Date: 27-Aug-2015
Landcorp joins the crowd to improve environment
Crowdfunding is coming to the aid of New Zealand’s waterways thanks to an innovative environmental initiative supported by Landcorp.
Date: 17-Aug-2015
Swanndri and NZ Merino join forces in new supply deal
Iconic Kiwi clothing company Swanndri has committed to source its wool from The New Zealand Merino Company as it grows its market share domestically and overseas.
Date: 06-Aug-2015
Board appointments to Landcorp
Former Invercargill MP and farmer Eric Roy has been appointed to the board of directors of Landcorp Farming Limited. Landcorp’s acting chairman, Traci Houpapa, has been reappointed to the position fulltime.
Date: 12-Jun-2015
Partnership pays off with wool contract for Danish shoes
The New Zealand Merino Company (NZM) and Landcorp New Zealand have secured an exclusive deal with Danish footwear firm Glerups to use New Zealand strong wool in its products.
Date: 18-Mar-2015