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A leading rural contractor has described the Government's efforts to facilitate the arrival of oversees workers as a joke.
In a twist on the usual formula, Australia fears a shortage of shearers in that country after New Zealand shearers return home once our borders reopen.
New Zealand's red meat sector export hit $10 billion in 2021 - despite the disruption caused by Covid-19.
The New Zealand farming sector appears better prepared to manage the expected surge in the Omicron variant of Covid than it was in the first wave.
A record opening forecast milk price for next season is on the cards but dairy farmers remain wary.
Animal welfare remains the biggest concern as the Rural Support Trust activates Covid contingency plans for the farming sector.
The dairy industry is facing the prospect of losing some highly skilled staff because they are not fully vaccinated.
There are few if any silver bullets coming in the near future to deal with nitrous oxide and methane on NZ farms.
DairyNZ chairman Jim van der Poel claims not too many farmers are keen on an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
Farmer groups remain split on whether the primary sector should push ahead with face-to-face consultations on a new emissions pricing option.
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The annual Central District Field Days has been cancelled due to Covid.
Scrapping MIQ requirements from next month means vet clinics can plan ahead with certainty, says recruiter Julie South, VetStaff.
Groundswell NZ farm emissions spokesman Steve Cranston told Rural News the group had "very little" to agree with in the current He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) proposals.
The Government's so called 'consolidation of Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) from meat companies has the potential to force the closure of some meat processing plants if staff contract the Omicron version of Covid.
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