Displaying items by tag: CORONAVIRUS
Crossing the border with ease
South Auckland dairy farmer Brian Gallagher says the system that allows him and his staff to cross the border from the Auckland region into the Waikato is working, is easy and seamless.
Annual Report
Covid-19 is a hot topic in the recently released 2021 New Zealand Winegrowers Annual Report, including its impacts on the border, markets, and increasingly supply chain.
Covid impacts
Global uncertainty caused by Covid and related disruption to supply chains, as well as a global shortage of labour, are cited as contributing factors to a forecast drop in NZ red meat export returns.
Vets give up!
Qualified overseas vets are giving up on plans to work in New Zealand because they cannot secure MIQ spots.
Technical Workshop postponed
The New Zealand Society for Viticulture and Oenology has put its Alternative Varietals technical workshop on hold until New Zealand is back to Covid-19 Alert Level 1.
Aussie farmers faring well despite Covid headwinds
One-way quarantine free travel dates confirmed for RSE scheme
As part of a programme of work to reopen borders and reconnect with the world, the Government has announced the commencement dates for quarantine free travel for Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) workers into New Zealand.
Border crossing seamless for South Auckland farmer
Seamless is how South Auckland dairy farmer Brian Gallagher describes the way the system allows him and his staff to cross the Auckland border weekly into the Waikato to look after stock.
Alliance announces virtual roadshow
Technology behind Covid wastewater testing helping farmers identify disease in herd
The technology used to detect Covid-19 in wastewater is now being used to help dairy farmers manage Johne’s disease in their herd.