Displaying items by tag: CORONAVIRUS
Uncertain times ahead!
NZ sheep and beef farmers will likely face different risks to their businesses in the coming years due to the Covid pandemic.
MIQ spots 'bloody hard'
Union backs compulsory vax
Get vaccinated - that's the message from the National Secretary of the Meat Workers Union to his members.
Rural events seek clarity
With the 90% double vaccinated target for all district health boards (DHBs) not expected to be met until mid-January, at current vaccination rates, pressure mounts with the continuing cancellations of A&P shows and field days.
Mandate meat jabs!
Meat companies support Government plans for a clear and simplified risk assessment process to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory at their plants.
Covid hinders CEO search
Farmer co-operative LIC says its search for a new chief executive has been impacted by current restrictions imposed by Covid-19.
Vaccine mandatory for awards
Organisers of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) say this year's programme will proceed despite interruptions caused by Covid.