Nominations are being called for two farmer-elected positions on the board of Beef + Lamb New Zealand.

Three Gisborne residents have been sentenced in Gisborne District Court for wilfully ill-treating and neglecting horses and cattle in their care.

Border officials sent two foreign air passengers packing last Friday after they tried to smuggle seeds through Auckland airport.

Fonterra, Zespri and Massey University are among those who have joined forces with the Federation of Māori Authorities and the Māori Trustee to focus on increasing the productivity of Māori-owned farm land.

North Canterbury farmer Hugh Taylor has taken out the 2012 Mint Lamb Competition, producing the country's best lamb from paddock to plate.

Primary Industries Minister David Carter is visiting India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka to strengthen trade ties.

Federated Farmers Grain & Seed welcomes the sale of Solid Energy's agribusiness division of Biodiesel New Zealand has been concluded and a new company, Pure Oil New Zealand Ltd, has been formed.

Farmers are aghast an independent analysis commissioned by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), for a Land & Water Forum (LawF) working group, has revealed the shocking impact of the Horizons One Plan upon agriculture.

Horticulture New Zealand and the Tararua Growers Association welcome the sensible words of Primary Industries Minister David Carter concerned about the estimated cost of a recent Environment Court decision on farmers and growers.

IrrigationNZ says last minute changes to the Land and Water Forum's Third Report, 'Managing Within Limits', have weakened its integrity.

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