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The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has responded to questions and concerns from growers surrounding COVID-19.

A farm with five or fewer staff and observing social distancing among workers need not register as an essential business.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has set up a register for safe practice in the sector, with registrations due this Friday.

Primary sector export returns will take a $1.3 billion hit from COVID-19, but there is some good news.

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.

Covid-19 is forecast to strip more than $1.3 billion dollars off New Zealand’s primary exports in the coming year, including $390 million off dairy exports.

A global animal health company is welcoming the Government’s discussion paper on the use of agricultural inhibitors.

The new Farm Debt Mediation Scheme will soon be open for business.

Farmers will soon have an app to help them make better decisions about controlling erosion and reducing sediment entering New Zealand waterways.

Northland farmers caught up in the Mycoplasma bovis saga can now access government assistance from a local office.