Displaying items by tag: CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19: Meat processing delays forecast
COVID-19 will continue to impact heavily on the ability of farmers to get stock killed during April and May.
Shearing not cut out
Shearing has been deemed an essential service, but people must come first, says Mike Barrowcliffe, NZ Shearing Contractors Association president.
Ag contractors still in business
Rural Contractors NZ has confirmed that agricultural contracting is regarded as an essential service through the COVID-19 shutdown.
Hort sector adapts to new normal
The Government moving from level 2 to 3, and then to 4 in quick succession sent shockwaves through horticulture's labour pool.
COVID-19: Rural midwives virtually indispensable
COVID-19: Trade Me to sell livestock
Trade Me says livestock sales are now permitted on its online platform, while New Zealand is at COVID-19 alert level 4.
Urgent Moving Day request from DairyNZ
Call for move to district reporting of COVID-19
Rural health academics support calls from other rural leaders for more localised reporting of COVID-19 test results.
Feds call for pause on regulations
The Government has been warned that it needs to back off some of its signalled regulations if it wants farming to help the NZ economy recover from the COVID-19 hit.