"We thought the survey results six months ago were bad but these are even worse."
"These growers need a win, they need something to get them going."
With lamb and mutton prices dropping, profits are forecast to halve this year.
"We're all looking down the barrel of a pretty chewy few years."
The collective jaws of the wool sector would have dropped, writes Lloyd Burr.
Brown onions are about 72 cents per kg more than at this time last year.
In May of this year, Indonesia confirmed its first case of foot-and-mouth disease.
Ngāi Tahu and the Government have signed up to a seven-year trial of regenerative farming.
Our border forces are on alert after the virus was found in Indonesia, including the popular holiday spot, Bali.