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Federated Farmers president Katie Milne says COVID-19 has highlighted the strength of the farmer lobby.

While the uncertainty caused by COVID-19 continues, ran has brought some drought relief over the past week, says ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny.

As New Zealand faces a nation-wide shortage of hand sanitiser, Fonterra is chipping in to produce the precious resource.

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is urging leaders from G20 countries to take measures to keep global food systems working well.

Farmers whose herds were culled in response to the outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis will be able to minimise the tax treatment of their income in some circumstances.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) will be visiting packhouses and other horticultural operations across the country from today.

Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ) has released a series of documents to assist farmers in operating under Alert 4.

Amidst the coronavirus upheaval, one thing is certain – agriculture will see our economy through.

Hokitika-based Westland Milk Products has been registered as an Essential Service and is processing milk.

The New Zealand Rural General Practice Network is calling for the urgent establishment of rural testing stations in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.