Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its cows and instead charge visitors to cuddle them.
OPINION: UK contractors are coming to the aid of their New Zealand counterparts.
The Scottish Farmer reports that UK contractors have launched a partnership with their New Zealand counterparts to help solve the sector's labour shortages in both countries.
The National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) and Rural Contractors New Zealand Inc (RCNZ) are working together to assist their members in exchanging labour. The UK welcomes NZ workers through the Youth Mobility Scheme, if aged 18 to 35, to gain a working visa for up to 24 months. There is also a skilled worker option, sponsored by a UK employer.
And with the season in NZ just around the corner, there is an opportunity for UK workers to get a visa and start in October.
NAAC CEO Jill Hewett says this is a fantastic opportunity for members to gain experience, see the world and keep busy year-round, also taking the pressure off contracting members retaining staff through the winter.
Managing director of Woolover Ltd, David Brown, has put a lot of effort into verifying what seems intuitive, that keeping newborn stock's core temperature stable pays dividends by helping them realise their full genetic potential.
Within the next 10 years, New Zealand agriculture will need to manage its largest-ever intergenerational transfer of wealth, conservatively valued at $150 billion in farming assets.
Boutique Waikato cheese producer Meyer Cheese is investing in a new $3.5 million facility, designed to boost capacity and enhance the company's sustainability credentials.
OPINION: The Government's decision to rule out changes to Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) that would cost every farmer thousands of dollars annually, is sensible.
Compensation assistance for farmers impacted by Mycoplama bovis is being wound up.
Selecting the reverse gear quicker than a lovestruck boyfriend who has met the in-laws for the first time, the Coalition Government has confirmed that the proposal to amend Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) charged against farm utes has been canned.
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
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