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Farmers on the lower east coast of the North Island have welcomed heavy rains, which have fallen in the last week.

Federated Farmers, MPI, FMG and DairyNZ are all busy this week trying to work out how best to manage Gypsy Day.

Waikato Federated Farmers president Andrew McGiven says he is impressed with Fonterra’s debt reduction.

Being classed an essential business is a privilege – do not abuse that privilege, says Chris Lewis, Federated Farmers national dairy spokesman.

Heavy weekend rain, in the lower eastern half of the North Island, will start to turn things around for farmers who have been facing a desperate situation with drought.

The Government has responded to a request from Federated Farmers and DairyNZ and extended temporary visas of migrant farmworkers.

Federated Farmers remains sceptical that Overseer can become a valid regulatory tool.

Federated Farmers has some advice for farmers operating under COVID-19.

Federated Farmers president Katie Milne says it's agriculture’s time to shine by stepping up now “when the country needs us more than ever”.

Latest forecasts suggest New Zealand’s arable farmers have to date been less affected than other primary industry sectors by COVID-19 and the drought.