Farmers need compensation for stock losses caused by Mycoplasma bovis - MP ANDREW MARSHALLJOHN HAWKINS/StuffClutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker visits Winton dairy farmers to discusses mycoplasma bovis precautions. Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker says farmers will need to be compensated for any stock losses accrued as a result of the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak. Walker was in Winton visiting concerned farmers after three farms in the area were confirmed to have been infected, and said "cows are the income for farmers." The compensation package would need to reimburse farmers for both loss of income and stock value. READ MORE:* Further 1000 Mycoplasma Bovis cattle to be culled* The realities for dairy farmers of Mycoplasma bovis* Key groups gather to workshop Mycoplasma bovis cattle"We've got a minister who spoke tough in Opposition; now it's time for him to come out with his chequebook," he said.

Source: Stuff December 27, 2017 21:13 UTC