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The government has come up changes to proposed intensive winter grazing regulations  which on the face of it are likely to please farmers.

Experienced trade negotiator Charles Finny believes reports relating to a free trade agreement with the UK are positive.

The Government has announced it will help develop improved tools to manage and estimate on-farm nutrient loss after an independent Science Advisory Panel identified shortcomings with the Overseer software.

What happens in the next few weeks will be critical for New Zealand to secure a free trade agreement (FTA) with the UK.

Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor has hit out at critics of the Government who want them to halt various water and climate change reforms.

Farmers and growers affected by drought or floods in Marlborough, Tasman, West Coast, Canterbury, Otago and the Chatham Islands will have access to Rural Assistance Payments (RAPs), Social Development and Employment Minister Carmel Sepuloni has announced.

Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor admits the Government "made mistakes" with its initial freshwater farm plans.

A hint from recent trade talks suggests that New Zealand may not get everything it wants in its free trade negotiations with the European Union and Britain.

Dead stock are being quickly removed and heavy machinery brought in to deal with silted pastures and damaged infrastructure on farms in the flood-devastated Buller area.

With calving just a few weeks away, farmers in the Buller district are now busy repairing damage to their properties.