DISEASE PREVENTION is the number one priority for calf rearers, judging by a show of hands of delegates during a workshop session at last week’s South Island Dairy Event.

ILLEGAL RELEASE of wild pigs in a TB free area is putting cattle and livelihoods at risk, says a Waikato sheep and beef farmer.

TWO ALTERNATIVES to chemical control of varroa show promise but may not be complementary, judging by papers presented at the National Beekeepers Association’s annual conference last month.

RX PLASTICS revealed a major addition to its irrigation technology range at National Fieldays.  

New rules for meat exports to China will be implemented today, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy and Food Safety Minister Nikki Kaye say.

Federated Farmers 2013 Allflex Agri Business Person is Kingi Smiler, chairman of the Wairarapa Moana Inc. The 2013 Agri Personality is former Fonterra cooperative group chairman, Sir Henry van der Heyden.

Two members of Plant & Food Research staff have won Fulbright New Zealand awards educational exchange with the United States.

Rural Contractors New Zealand is questioning why more young New Zealanders are not being encouraged to take up careers in the agricultural sector.

Fonterra has welcomed Horizons Regional Council's approach to implementing its nutrient management requirements.

Massey University researchers will feature prominently at the Plant Science 2013 conference being held at the Manawatū campus this week.