Fixed Milk Price for October 2020
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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…
Provincial Growth Fund – Fencing of Waterways
Up to $100 million has been allocated from the Provincial Growth Fund to provide significant levels of funding (80-100%) for fencing of waterways and associated works such as culverts, causeways,…
NAIT Update
We’d like to share an important reminder and update with our clients. It is law in New Zealand, that all cattle and deer need to be tagged and registered. It…
News: Beef + Lamb New Zealand has launched a winter grazing campaign
When done correctly, winter grazing is an effective way to keep animals fed and healthy over winter in a pastoral-based farming system when grass growth is low or non-existent. B+LNZ…
2020 Herd Scheme values
Inland Revenue released the determination of national average market values (NAMVs) of livestock for 2020 on 26 May. The annually-updated NAMVs are used by taxpayers who have elected to value livestock…