Border Exception for Dairy Farm Staff
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The government will grant border exceptions for 200 dairy farm workers and their families – 150 herd managers or assistant farm managers and 50 farm assistants. It may take at…
2021 Herd Scheme values
Inland Revenue released the determination of national average market values (NAMVs) of livestock for 2021 on 26 May. The annually-updated NAMVs are used by taxpayers who have elected to value…
Drought Support expanded
The government will boost its drought support to new parts of the country as well as continue to help farmers in areas facing long-term dry conditions. An additional $900,000 of…
National standard costs 2021 are out
Inland Revenue have released the National standard costs for specified livestock determination for 2021. Please follow the link below to download the pdf. Download the NSC 2021 figures
Fixed Milk Price for October 2020
The October application window for the 2020/2021 Season’s Fixed Milk Price opened at 7am this morning (Monday, 12 October 2020). Please note the application window closes on Tuesday, 13 October…
Six Steps to a Basic Farm Health & Safety Management System
Between January 2019 and October 2019, there were 1,827 work-related accidents on New Zealand farms. Most accidents occurred from falls on the same level and were preventable. Health and Safety…
News from around the country
Auckland Harbour Bridge Incident On Friday morning, strong and sudden gusts toppled two trucks driving across the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Due to the damage, there is no traffic allowed over…
Apprenticeship Boost Scheme
The new ‘Apprenticeship Boost’ scheme is live. This scheme will help employers retain and bring on new apprentices, while dealing with the impact of COVID-19. Apprentices on the Federated Farmer…
How COVID-19 level 2 and level 3 restrictions affect farmers
Farmers do not need to register as an essential service under Alert Level 2 or 3. Farmers in and around Auckland need a letter authorising an essential worker to cross…
News: The Farm Debt Mediation Scheme has started
The Farm Debt Mediation Act 2019 came fully into force on 1 July 2020. The Farm Debt Mediation Scheme helps farmers and other primary producers struggling with debt and financial…