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Dr Danny Donaghy is professor of dairy systems at Massey University and a specialist in pasture agronomy and physiology.

Covid restrictions in China are likely to slightly dampen milk powder imports into that country, according to Stefan Vogel, Rabobank research general manager for Australia and New Zealand.

Dairy goat farmers are facing a double whammy: a sharp drop in milk payout and reduced quota to supply the country's sole processor.

A record milk payout for this season remains on the cards - but breaking the $10/kgMS ceiling will be a stretch.

It's been a hard and stressful year or the country's summerfruit growers.

OPINION: When the Covid pandemic broke out over two years ago, Jacinda Ardern waxed lyrical about the importance of the rural-based primary sector and how it would pull the NZ economy through the tough times ahead. 

In a Covid-constrained season, where many horticulturists are struggling with the lack of labour, family-run Mill Orchard - at Loburn, just north of Rangiora - is enjoying a great harvest.

Meat workers are tired and fatigued with having to deal with Omicron in meat processing plants around the country.

Global dairy prices are retreating as Omicron takes hold in more Chinese cities, disrupting the world's biggest market.

Farmers are being told to expect further rises in fertiliser prices within weeks.