Thanks to good management and a supreme community spirit we’re out of lockdown and, apart from not being able to travel overseas, most things are back to normal.
The primary industries not only survived but flourished in 2020.
Returns for farmers are pretty good and though it’s difficult to predict the future, the outlook appears to be positive for food producers.
When times get tough people pull together to get through. We’ve seen it nationally as we’ve battled covid-19 and we’ve seen it in our industry as well.
Hopefully 2021 will be a bit easier for everyone, but we can take heart from the fact that when faced with the challenge of a generation, we’ve made it through.
Bryan Gibson
Meat companies to close for Christmas
The country’s largest meat companies are following a normal Christmas shutdown routine.
M bovis trace system works
The eradication of Mycoplasma bovis is going to plan and looking to track down the final infected properties, before moving to long-term surveillance some time next year.
Seatbelt, helmet could have saved life
Nobody should be driving a vehicle if its safety features are compromised. That is the warning from WorkSafe after the death of a woman who was ejected from a side-by-side UTV vehicle on a Nelson sheep, beef and deer farm.
A voice at the global table
While most New Zealanders sleep, the Federated Farmers president is working round the clock to ensure Kiwi farmers have a voice on the international stage.
Conduit for growers, researchers
Late last month Kiwifruit Vine Health liaison adviser and technical specialist Linda Peacock received the Minister’s Award at the New Zealand Biosecurity Awards, recognising more than 30 years of dedicated service to the industry.