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Self-proclaimed ‘political operative’ Simon Lusk is taking the Alliance Group to court in a bid to force the meat company to pay back the wage subsidy it claimed during the Covid lockdown earlier in the year.

Farmer-owned cooperative Alliance Group says it has already returned $17 million of the $34.3 million it claimed from the Covid-19 wage subsidy.

An ‘11th-hour’ relaxation of border restrictions by the Government has been welcomed by the agri sector, but the wider industry is calling for more exemptions.

Around 11,000 people whose working visas are set to expire over the 2020/21 season have been granted a new visa.

Fonterra shrugged off the effects of COVID-19 in many markets to record a $67 million rise in normalised earnings before income tax (EBIT).

Agriculture has kept losses to a minimum as New Zealand reported its largest ever GDP drop on record.

About 50 migrant dairy workers could potentially benefit from the Government’s border exception for work visa holders.

The inability to bring in experienced overseas workers is one of the big difficulties for the potato industry as it heads into the next growing season amid COVID-19.

The COVID-19 crisis appears to have sparked a renewed interest in the healing properties of honey.

An East-West Covid split is dictating global meat returns for New Zealand farmers.