Displaying items by tag: CORONAVIRUS
Double whammy for dairy goat farmers
Dairy goat farmers are facing a double whammy: a sharp drop in milk payout and reduced quota to supply the country's sole processor.
Payout trimmed as prices tumble
A record milk payout for this season remains on the cards - but breaking the $10/kgMS ceiling will be a stretch.
A season of fatigue!
Editorial: A sick joke!
OPINION: When the Covid pandemic broke out over two years ago, Jacinda Ardern waxed lyrical about the importance of the rural-based primary sector and how it would pull the NZ economy through the tough times ahead.
Just the juice for family of orchardists
In a Covid-constrained season, where many horticulturists are struggling with the lack of labour, family-run Mill Orchard - at Loburn, just north of Rangiora - is enjoying a great harvest.
Meat workers doing the mahi!
Meat workers are tired and fatigued with having to deal with Omicron in meat processing plants around the country.
Dairy prices retreat from lofty heights
Global dairy prices are retreating as Omicron takes hold in more Chinese cities, disrupting the world's biggest market.
More fert price rises
Free Flu and Covid-19 boosters available
District Health Boards across New Zealand are kicking off a push to encourage people to get their flu jabs ahead of what is expected to be a tough winter.
Fonterra revises forecast milk price
Successive drops in the price of whole milk powder have prompted Fonterra to revise its forecast milk price for the season.