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OPINION: A documentary maker who wrongly claims in his film that cows in New Zealand live only one quarter of their 20 year natural lifespan is rightly facing a backlash from farmers.

Livestock can be stressed in many situations - adverse events being no exception.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) says it is helping drought and flood-affected farmers in Canterbury to find alternative grazing for their livestock.

Online stock sales are not just a COVID-19 thing, but the way of the future.

Livestock sales and purchases are continuing through COVID-19 restrictions thanks to a hybrid auction platform.

Livestock farmers will never be able to satisfy "extremists" such as SAFE because they are opposed completely to animal farming, says NZPork chairman Ian Carter.

I agree with Dr Reisinger (Rural News, March 7, p19) that we need to improve agricultural productivity and reduce food wastage if we are to successfully feed a growing global population.

ORGANISERS ARE expecting 100,000 people to attend this week's Canterbury A&P Show in Christchurch.

MEET PETER Moore, newly appointed general manager PGG Wrightson Livestock.

The New Zealand Livestock Transport Assurance (NZLTA) Programme came into effect on July 5.