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Protest aims to bark before ute tax bites

Groundswell NZ will be holding a protest against the Government's ute tax this Friday.

Farmers are being encouraged to take their utes, tractors and dogs to town this Friday (July 16) to protest against government regulations.

Bovis farmers felt like 'guinea pigs'

Aad and Wilma van Leeuwen say four years on from being hit by M. bovis they are still fighting MPI for compensation, which runs into millions of dollars.

The first farmers to notify Mycoplasma bovis disease in 2017 blame the Government's poor response for their business woes.

New Summerfruit NZ chair

Summerfruit NZ's new chair says the biggest problems facing growers are the ongoing labour shortage and the difficulty getting produce to overseas markets due to the logistics crisis caused by Covid-19.

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MPI admits to blunders early on in eradication programme

Programme head Stuart Anderson says, since 2019, MPI has worked hard to support the wellbeing and recovery of those impacted by M. bovis.

The head of the Mycoplasma Bovis programme, Stuart Anderson, admits things were hard on farmers in the early days.

New kids on the block's woolly solution

From left to right: Emmeline Taimalie, Josh Forrester, Lachie MacArthur, Te Kahui Mariu-Boreham, Lewis Chinula, Mitchell Stewart, Hayley Anderson, Kahlia Pulham.

The Woolly Wedge, a new product created using kiwi ingenuity and New Zealand wool, will hit shelves in Mitre 10.

Zespri puts on a brave face

Zespri chief innovation and sustainability officer Carol Ward.

Zespri says it will continue to look at ways of controlling the illegal growing of its SunGold kiwifruit in China.

Shipping delays expected to continue to hit exporters

ANZ says disruptions continue to plague the global shipping industry.

A return to normal is still a long way off in terms of global shipping, according to a recent report by the ANZ Bank.

Peak dairy processing?

Former Fonterra Co-operative Council chairman Duncan Coull warns that rationalisation will have to occur at some point.

Global food company Olam International is setting up a milk processing plant in South Waikato but there are questions about whether New Zealand dairy needs more stainless steel.