Primary sector faces migrant workforce exodus
The primary sector workforce is being squeezed by an exodus of migrant dairy farm staff and backpackers and those struggling to find NZ workers.
Spring bull sales begin cautiously
Spring bull sales have spluttered into life with social distancing, face masks and online bidding, as part of covid control levels throughout the country.
Dairy leaps into peak season
Dairy prices have jumped up 4% in the latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction in a very timely rise for the farm gate milk price as peak spring production begins.