Displaying items by tag: CORONAVIRUS

Thursday, 27 January 2022 08:55

Editorial: Time for action

OPINION: Two years into Covid and New Zealand dairy farmers are still struggling to get skilled farm workers from overseas.

Published in Opinion
Wednesday, 26 January 2022 14:08

Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards Dinner postponed

Beef + LambNZ's (BLNZ) awards dinner scheduled for Wednesday 2 February is postponed due to the arrival in the community of the Covid variant Omicron.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 26 January 2022 09:45

Mackenzie County A&P Show cancelled

The Mackenzie County A&P Show is the latest event to fall victim to Covid.

Published in General News
Monday, 24 January 2022 10:45

Plans in place for safe expo

Organisers of the East Coast Farming Expo are confident the annual event will be able to happen despite stricter Covid restrictions now in place.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 18 January 2022 09:55

Vaccination critical - MPI boss

Vaccination against Covid-19 is absolutely critical to the success of the whole primary sector.

Published in General News
Friday, 14 January 2022 11:35

Tears of frustration over MIQ

Despite rural contractors being told in mid-December they could bring in 200 skilled machinery operators into the country, not one has been given any MIQ space.

Published in General News

Labour supply is the most pressing issue facing New Zealand's wine industry in the lead-up to the 2022 vintage.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 14 December 2021 08:55

No jab, no entry!

Unvaccinated dairy farmers won't be able to attend in-person events run by DairyNZ.

Published in General News
Monday, 13 December 2021 15:30

The Social Place: A socially savvy summer

To wrap up The Social Place column for the year, we asked a few social butterflies for advice on platforms, payments, branding and navigating Covid-19.

Published in Regional Updates
Monday, 13 December 2021 12:18

No pass, no entry

New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF) has announced that My Vaccine Pass will be compulsory for all wishing to attend FMG Young Farmer of the Year events.

Published in General News
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