Whatever the weather, the new Traffic Light System means a few changes for those attending livestock auctions at sale yards or on-farm.
As the country moves into another chapter of the new norm under the covid-19 Traffic Light System, new protocols have been established for sale yard and on-farm selling activity and will come into effect with the rest of the country at 11.59pm on Thursday night.
The biggest change has been the introduction of scanning vaccine passes since livestock auctions are classified as an event under the Traffic Light System.
PGG Wrightson says under the Orange and Red Covid Traffic Light System mandated by the Government, all livestock auctions have been classified as events.
What does this mean for those attending sale yards or on-farm sales?
Government requires all livestock auctions to utilise the My Vaccine Pass; all attendees will need to be fully vaccinated and produce proof (vaccine pass) to gain entry; QR code scanning or manual recording is still required; so is one-metre physical distancing; and mask wearing is strongly recommended.
