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The COVID-19 outbreak in New Zealand has created a sharp increase in demand for farm workers.
Newshub reports that Agstaff, Canstaff and New Zealand Dairy Careers managing director Matt Jones is calling out to New Zealanders facing job losses to fill the “hundreds” of jobs it has in its system.
“The work does not stop - it’s ramped up as some of our clients in the primary production sector increase production to meet New Zealand’s needs. The cows still need [to be] milked and the crops must be picked,” he says.
For the first time ever, the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards will be screened on national television.
Get prepared for a ‘Now Normal’ future, says Ian Proudfoot – Global Head of Agribusiness for KPMG – discussing the likely effects of COVID-19 in the months to come.
In a normal season, maize stubble wouldn’t be required as a feed on dairy farms.
Northland farmers are starting to count the cost of one of the most severe droughts to hit the region as the cost of feed and lower prices for stock are the order of the day.
While the deer industry faces several challenges in the short term, there will be a strong rebound in New Zealand venison sales once global demand recovers.
Brian Easton says his new book could not ignore farming’s contribution to the history of NZ.
Finnish dairy company Valio is on a mission to reduce milk’s carbon footprint to zero by 2035.
The man who coined the term ‘Gypsy Day’ is slightly miffed that a term he introduced to New Zealand’s farming…
