Since starting up in 2007, the Agrecovery Rural Recycling programme has seen more than one million kilograms of container plastic recycled.

The National Policy Direction for Pest Management has come into effect.

A new MPI report outlines the economic impacts to the primary sector from the heavy rain and flooding that affected the western North Island in June.

Federated Farmers say the proposed AgResearch redundancies show the falling science capability in agriculture.

Research shows 89% of supermarket consumers in international markets consider the country of origin when deciding which beef to purchase.

Kiwifruit Vine Health (KVH) has received a Psa-V positive test result on Hort16A and male vines on a Whangarei kiwifruit orchard - the first confirmed case in the region.

The passage of the Tariff Amendment Bill with South Korea will provide significant benefit for the New Zealand kiwifruit industry, says Zespri.

A celebration of environmental excellence will be held for the first time in Northland next year.

Beef exports are up 46%($61 million) in August 2015 compared with August 2014, says Statistics New Zealand.

AgResearch plans to reduce scientist and technical roles in lower-demand areas. 

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