Processing season drags on
Covid-19, dry weather and shipping and labour issues have pushed the meat processing season out by up to…
Exile on Main Street
Farmers Weekly journalists Richard Rennie and Neal Wallace investigate how two different districts, Opotiki and Gore, are trying to encourage new workers and address an ageing workforce while facing a static or falling population.
Filling vacancies still a challenge
Gore has 90 job vacancies, a problem that is becoming more pronounced and shows no sign of going…
Sector forced to get by with fewer workers
Dairy farmers are giving up trying to recruit new workers, says a Southland farmer. Jason Herrick, who farms…
A vocation worth promoting
The head of one of the country’s largest transport groups is urging the education system to promote vocational…
Industry jobs still a hard sell
The days of advertising job vacancies and then sifting through the applicants are gone for large rural employers…
Taratahi liquidators await decision on land sales
The future remains uncertain for the former assets of Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre, which was placed in liquidation…
Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill passes
A Government led by the National Party will repeal the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill, which was passed…
SFF rises to the challenge
A bid to reduce the impact of labour shortages by lifting wages cost Silver Fern Farms Ltd an…
In a class of his own
Bruce Abbott has enjoyed a wide-ranging career in the wool industry, culminating in being made a life member of the New Zealand Wool Classers’ Association.