DairyNZ director Colin Glass outlines the case for an additional levy to fund the farmers' share of the Mycoplasma bovis response. Photo: Ken MuirFrustration about the management of the response to Mycoplasma bovis has been the dominant theme at DairyNZ farmer meetings throughout the country. DairyNZ farmer director Colin Glass said farmers were feeling frustrated that they had not been listened to. DairyNZ has proposed farmers pay a maximum 3.9c per kilogram of milksolids levy over the next two seasons, with the prospect of reduced levies in the future. Consultation on the levy will finish on February 28 with a response being forwarded to MPI by the end of March.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 26, 2019 15:22 UTC