Whether it’s starting up a training facility for contractors from scratch, tapping into the renewed drive to eat local, or creating work for those unfortunate enough to have lost work in other sectors, farmers and the wider industry are innovating.
Having done the hard yards New Zealand is in a great position, relatively speaking. We still get to grow, harvest and export food while other nations are shut down as the virus continues to swirl.
But the pandemic has made us all realise the importance of our communities, of looking after one another.
That’s important, because if the rest of the world is any gauge, there’s a long way to go before we get any semblance of normality back.
Bryan Gibson
Training course set up to reduce worker shortage
Waikato agricultural contractors are front-footing expected staff shortages this spring by organising training and open days to attract more workers.
Taratahi doors back open
Taratahi has a long-term role to play in New Zealand’s education and training sector, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says.
Varsity students can ease migrant worker gaps
Lincoln University students can now be an option to help ease the pressure on rural contractors struggling to fill the gaps of missing migrant workers.
Scales shares drop 4.6% as covid hits markets
Scales Corp shares dropped 4.6% after the agribusiness was less upbeat about annual earnings as covid-19 hit global sales and prices.
United front against UN’s call to eat less beef
New Zealand is right behind the global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef taking a stand on the United Nations call to eat less beef.
Tonight on Sarah’s Country
7.10pm – AgriHQ senior sheep and beef analyst Suz Bremner says store lamb prices are defying logic.
7.2 pm – Irrigation NZ chief executive Elizabeth Soal outlines the organisation’s election manifesto and talks through its restructure.
7.30pm -High Country Accord Trust chair Philip Todhunter says there are a number of absurd limitations on day-to-day farming activities in the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill.
7.40pm – FoodHQ business development manager Amos Palfreyman discusses some emerging proteins that researchers are taking a look at, including native duckweed.
