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NSW to lift GM crop moratorium

The NSW Government says it will lift its moratorium on genetically modified food crops from 1 July 2021.

The NSW Government has announced that a moratorium on genetically modified (GM) food crops will be lifted in the state from 1 July 2021, ending an 18-year ban.

'Living wage' for kiwifruit pickers

With harvest underway, NZ kiwifruit growers will need 23,000 workers for the season.

New Zealanders are being offered a ‘living wage’ of $22.10/hour to pick and pack kiwifruit this season.

Meat sector wants vaccination priority

MIA chief executive Sirma Karapeeva is calling on the Government to prioritise the meat sector workforce for Covid-19 vaccinations.

New Zealand's meat processing and exporting industry is calling on the Government to prioritise its workforce for Covid-19 vaccinations.

Bay's roller coaster ride with drought

Lochie MacGillivray says Hawke's Bay needs more rain in the next couple of weeks or there is a risk of the region slipping back into drought conditions.

Māori business sector unrecognised - O'Connor

Rear left to right: Hon Meka Whatiri (Associate Minister of Agriculture), Jack Mihaere, Chairman, Tunapahore B2A Incorporation, Paki Nikora, Chair, Tataiwhetu Trust, Walter Ngamane, Kaumatua Pouara Farms. Front L-R: Hon Damien O'Connor, Minister of Agriculture & Trustee, and Hon Willie Jackson, Minister for Māori Development & Trustee.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says the Māori business sector is unrecognised, underappreciated and its potential is only now just starting to be known.

Chair defends process

Andrew Morrison says the board considered they should take personal responsibility for any director renumeration recommendations.

Andrew Morrison, New Zealand Meat Board chair, has defended the move by Beef+Lamb NZ (BLNZ) directors to sack an independent committee established to set director remuneration.

Farmers will get final say

Chair Andrew Morrison has especially defended the huge lift in NZ Meat Board director fees.

Andrew Morrison says farmers will ultimately have the final say on whether or not a controversial move to increase both Beef+Lamb NZ (BLNZ) and New Zealand Meat Board (NZMB) director fees goes ahead.

Clean and green to pay?

Fonterra's group director Farm Source, Richard Allen.

Fonterra says there is a genuine understanding among farmer shareholders about the global demand for sustainably produced dairy.

A brighter outlook for venison?

There may be light at the end of the tunnel for the country’s venison producers.

Improved market conditions for venison are expected for the 2021 season, according to industry body Deer Industry NZ (DINZ).

MPI boss Ray Smith says with the advent of the climate change proposals and the new essential fresh water regulations, MPI is gearing itself up to help farmers deal with these matters by getting more staff out into the field.