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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that Auckland will stay in COVID-19 Alert Level 3 until 11:59pm 30 August.
Farming groups are greeting the Government’s newly imposed freshwater regulations with trepidation, but acceptance.
Online stock sales are not just a COVID-19 thing, but the way of the future.
Milk company A2 has announced a net profit of $386 million, a 34% increase over the previous financial year.
Second waves of COVID-19 around the world continue to weigh on dairy prices, according to Westpac senior agri economist Nathan Penny.
HortNZ chief executive Mike Chapman says his organisation wrote to the Prime Minister when the lockdown was first announced asking for independent retailers to be allowed to open during Alert Level 3.
Beef+Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor says there have been inconsistencies in how the Auckland border rules are being applied.
Farming leaders have hit out at the Ministry of Health’s handling of the Level 3 lockdown in the Auckland region and the chaos and frustration that it’s creating.
Red meat cooperative Alliance Group will be paying $5 million to some of its farmer shareholders.
Livestock sales and purchases are continuing through COVID-19 restrictions thanks to a hybrid auction platform.
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Mt Somers Station owners David And Kate Acland took ownership of their new Hustler Unrolla mounted bale feeder – first prize in the recent Rural News Group/Hustler reader competition.
Calls are growing for the Government to allow butchers and independent fruit and vegetable retailers to operate under COVID-19 Alert Levels.
As farmers strive to maximise their lamb survival, interest in orphan lamb rearing systems has been steadily growing.
North Otago calf rearer Jared Ovens believes the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak has led to more farmers embracing animal traceability.
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