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Federated Farmers president Katie Milne says farmers are still worried about the processing times at meat plants.

Work is being conducted to improve feed and supplement levels in regions around the country.

Trade Me says livestock sales are now permitted on its online platform, while New Zealand is at COVID-19 alert level 4.

The Government has been warned that it needs to back off some of its signalled regulations if it wants farming to help the NZ economy recover from the COVID-19 hit.

Federated Farmers president Katie Milne has described the first week on COVID-19 lockdown as “good but nerve racking”.

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.