Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its cows and instead charge visitors to cuddle them.
In November, the dairy sector requested the Government allow 1,500 dairy workers into New Zealand in 2022 - but only 300 spots have been granted.
The Government decision will be a bitter disappointment for many under-pressure dairy farmers who are anxiously facing yet another season critically short-staffed.
So much for Government supporting a sector that has been the backbone of NZ's economy during the pandemic.
