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New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF) has announced that My Vaccine Pass will be compulsory for all wishing to attend FMG Young Farmer of the Year events.

Fonterra chairman Peter McBride says the co-operative ended the 2021 financial year in a strong position on several fronts – financial results, strategy implementation and relationship with farmer owners.

Hamilton-based Ruakura Technologies is developing a dairy-based natural product that it says has the potential to offer immediate short-term immune support against the virus causing Covid-19 disease.

Covid-19 has brought massive disruptions and huge cost increases to the world's shipping routes.

Plan for the worst case scenario in terms of Covid-19.

The Covid-19 vaccine rollout was not designed for rural NZ.

OPINION: When Covid-19 first arrived in New Zealand, PM Jacinda Ardern made great play of the fact that it would be the primary sector - and that means rural NZ - would be the saviour of the economy.

The Covid-19 vaccine roll-out did not suit rural people, according to the chair of Rural GP Network Dr Fiona Bolden.

A Covid outbreak on a supplier farm will not stop Fonterra from collecting milk, says chief executive Miles Hurrell.

Farmer co-operative LIC is reporting a busy breeding season despite Covid-19 restrictions all over the country.