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The two associations representing NZ's crop protection and animal health industries will merge this month.

OPINION: Ineffective regulation is leading to farmers and growers missing out on products that will increase their productivity and be safer to use.

The industry association for animal health and crop protection companies has appointed a new president.

Animal medicines and crop protection lobby group, Agcarm wants the Government to extend its COVID-19 support to the farming community for maintaining essential food supplies.

OPINION: From weeding and spraying crops to taking care of cattle, digital technology is making its mark on agriculture.

Mark Ross, chief executive of Agcarm on the work that goes into providing safe and healthy food to New Zealanders. 

A landmark report reveals that without crop protection products, New Zealand’s economy would lose $7.5 to $11.4 billion.

OPINION: A culture of trepidation about consuming foods which have been exposed to pesticides is misleading and has sparked much confusion of late.

Glyphosate, the world’s most widely used weed killer, has extensive economic and environmental benefits for farmers, especially New Zealand’s grains industry. 

The ‘wild west’ of the primary sector is what the Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor calls the bee industry.