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Regulations to strengthen the animal welfare system come into effect from today.
A team of farmers and irrigation experts has returned from a trip to Nebraska with some fresh ideas about how to improve environmental management in New Zealand.
Farmers are urging the Government not to forget them when it comes deploying more police officers to fighting organised crime.
Waikato farmers are being thanked for helping flood-prone communities in the region.
Minister for Biosecurity Damien O’Connor wants every New Zealander to help build a biosecurity team of 4.7 million as part of the Ko Tātou This Is Us campaign.
More than half of sheep and beef farmers have made changes to reduce the risk of their stock becoming infected by Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis).
The Ministry of Primary Industries says it is releasing 20,000 apple plants and 400 stonefruit plants from containment.
New Zealand strawberry growers say there is no evidence to suggest any connection to the food safety scare engulfing Australian growers.
Okay Holden, you’re not fooling anyone with your raised ride height and plastic wheel arches; the Calais-V Tourer is no off-roader.
Warmer weather and longer days mark the signs of spring approaching and – with it – the promise of more grass and increased production.
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The New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) is very concerned about the animal welfare consequences of poor practices during winter grazing, says chief veterinary officer Helen Beattie.
The country’s biggest annual A&P show will go ahead with cattle classes this year despite the threat of spreading Mycoplasma bovis.
Environmental compliance is already a common business practice in dairying and horticulture, and now sheep and beef farmers must devise farm environmental plans (FEP) — a daunting prospect for some.
2018 East Coast Young Farmer of the Year Patrick Crawshaw learned early in his career from ‘early-adopting’ farmers how to identify and manage risk.
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