Dairy Farms
Dairy farms face labour squeeze ahead of calving season
Pandemic immigration restrictions and labour shortages are about to collide with the busiest time of the year on dairy farms - with concerns some workers are being poached to cover the shortfall… Audio
Freshwater ecologist wants money spent on changing farming
Ecologist Dr Mike Joy has given a message to the PM about how COVID recovery money should be spent. Audio
West Coast storm disrupts milk deliveries
Westland Milk CEO Toni Brendish says roads damaged by wild weather on the West Coast are creating major headaches for farmers - and the travel delays couldn't have come at a worse time. Video, Audio
MPI misled farmers – Privacy Commissioner
Ministry for Primary Industry's head of biosecurity Roger Smith told 200 North Canterbury farmers that the agency was prevented from naming farmers with properties infected with Mycoplasma bovis due… Audio
‘Light at the end of tunnel’ for farmers affected by M bovis
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told farmers in South Canterbury today that the Biosecurity Act would be overhauled once MPI's investigation into Mycoplasma bovis was complete. Video, Audio
Greenpeace blames intensive farming for dirty water and illness
Greenpeace wants the Government to cancel the $480 million earmarked for irrigation schemes, which it claims only encourages intensive dairying. Audio
Hundreds of Filipino dairy workers under scrutiny
Hundreds of Filipino workers on dairy farms here are under scrutiny after authorities in the Philippines revealed dozens have come on visas they got using false documents. Audio
Filipino dairy workers paid $15,000 to come to New Zealand
Hundreds of Filipino workers on dairy farms here are being investigated after they for using fraudulent documentation to get visas to work on New Zealand dairy farms. Audio
Investigation into 30 illegal Filipino workers
An investigation's been launched into Filipinos working illegally on dairy farms. Audio