The Mycoplasma bovis outbreak has imposed a human cost on the farmers affected and a ripple effect into their wider communities.

MPI says it will do more inspecting of imported ovine germplasm to meet industry concerns.

Global prices for our primary products are likely to be flat this year but prices may rise for some products, says BNZ rural economist Doug Steel.

Concern among sheep and beef farmers about environment-related issues is probably holding back production, says a Beef + Lamb NZ economist.

Normally, at this time of the year, Central Hawkes Bay is bone dry. But this season is the exception, as Peter Burke found out.

It's been called the most difficult season in 45 years.

Answers to a number of questions about the actions of the state farmer Landcorp may be proving highly embarrassing for both the Government and the state farmer.

‘Wet’ sums up the 2018-19 grain season for Canterbury, says the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) research manager for cereals, Rob Craigie.

A Beef + Lamb NZ director who ‘liked’ an anti-farming newspaper columnist's tweet last week has raised eyebrows in farming circles.

A group of sheep breeders are calling on MPI to reverse the 2016 relaxation of the rules on importation of sheep and goat germplasm.

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