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Forget all the negativity; communicate the positives!
Sheep and beef farmers are facing testing times and many of the challenges are outside their control.
Less maize compounds northern drought
Insufficient contract maize was grown this season, contributing to a feed shortage in drought conditions, says Federated Farmers Northland provincial president John Blackwell.
New Zealand loses billions to trade barriers each year
Trade barriers cost New Zealand billions of dollars annually, according to an NZIER report for the Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ).
Lab-grown milk a threat
An unstable world
Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard says the world markets have become more unstable despite an improvement in dairy prices.
Northland farmers upbeat despite drought
Northland dairy farmers are still “amazingly upbeat” despite the drought declaration, says Northland Rural Support Trust secretary/coordinator Julie Jonkers.
Guy praises helpers
The Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy, says independent quake-relief volunteer efforts are “fantastic”, but he suggests farmers needing help get it via a Federated Farmers scheme.
The wet, the dry and the ugly
A bizarre weather pattern is dividing the country right down the middle, with some areas facing serious drought and others swamped with too much rain.