Farm report: Desperate times call for desperate measures

21-07-2021 | | |
Chris Martin of Wairarapa Eggs with his free-range flock of 24,000 birds. - Photos: Chris McCullough
Chris Martin of Wairarapa Eggs with his free-range flock of 24,000 birds. - Photos: Chris McCullough
Egg producers in New Zealand have been hit hard since the Covid-19 pandemic entered the country closing the food service sector, leading to a slump in demand for their produce. Wairarapa egg farm shares their experience of coping with a national egg oversupply.   PROFILE: Chris MartinWairarapa farm, Carterton, New Zealand24,000 free-range layers The way New Zealand handled the Covid crisis is probably one of the best in the world. That said, strict lockdowns and border closures did have


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