LIC semen probe results to be made public
The result of two probes into the supply of bad sire semen to over 1100 LIC farmer customers will be made public next month.
Immigration and Associate Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says migrant workers are a small but important part of the dairy industry workforce, filling gaps where not enough New Zealanders are available.
About 1500 migrant dairy workers – mostly from othe Philippines, now make up 6% of the workforce.
Migrant-worker demand has risen recently because of difficulty attracting and retaining local workers in some parts of rural New Zealand.
