This week on The Rural Roundup’s Findex Friday Alistair King, Partner in Accounting and Business Advisory, talks about the 2022 vintage, from export market dynamics to labour pains!

Alistair talks through:

-How the wine industry is currently looking for NZ coming out of the pandemic

-How the wine industry is growing across the country

-How the increased cost of living might affect the industry

This week on The Rural Roundup’s Findex Friday Michelle Turfrey, Partner in Accounting and Business Advisory, talks about running a budget when faced with varying costs amid market volatility. Michelle talks through:

-Ongoing issues with farmers right now, particularly with compliance

-How to set a budget when costs are constantly changing

-Budgeting advice for leading in to 2023

This week on The Rural Roundup’s Findex Friday Melissa Vinning discusses the hard labour market agribusiness is currently facing and how it’s shifting to an “employee’s world” with a lot of jobs available and limited labour coming from overseas. Melissa discusses:

-Ways that businesses can think outside the box to ensure employees are

-Consequences of not having enough labour

-What businesses are doing to cope with the shortages

advice Melissa gives to agribusinesses struggling with labour shortages