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Open doors
As wineries enter the spring season, many opening cellar doors after a period of Covid-19 closure, the mood appears one of cautious optimism.
Agritech can give green shoots for post-Covid rescue
Agritech has a vital role to play in the COVID-19 recovery, according to LIC chief executive Wayne McNee.
Water regs wash away farmer confidence
Government policies and the ongoing fallout from Covid-19 are being blamed for a continuing drop in farmer confidence.
Alliance faces court over subsidy
Self-proclaimed ‘political operative’ Simon Lusk is taking the Alliance Group to court in a bid to force the meat company to pay back the wage subsidy it claimed during the Covid lockdown earlier in the year.
It’s all kosher – Taggart
Farmer-owned cooperative Alliance Group says it has already returned $17 million of the $34.3 million it claimed from the Covid-19 wage subsidy.
11th hour visa relaxations welcomed, but more needed
An ‘11th-hour’ relaxation of border restrictions by the Government has been welcomed by the agri sector, but the wider industry is calling for more exemptions.
New visa for 11,000 seasonal workers
Around 11,000 people whose working visas are set to expire over the 2020/21 season have been granted a new visa.
Fonterra shrugs off COVID-19 to boost returns
Fonterra shrugged off the effects of COVID-19 in many markets to record a $67 million rise in normalised earnings before income tax (EBIT).
COVID-19: Record GDP fall, ag sector suffers smallest drop
Agriculture has kept losses to a minimum as New Zealand reported its largest ever GDP drop on record.