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New Zealand pig farmers are urging Kiwis to back the industry and have their say on a new draft welfare code.

The New Zealand dairy sector has a lot of positives going for it as it sets about tackling a range of challenges globally and at home. That's the view of Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) chief science advisor John Roche. He talked to Peter Burke about how he sees the industry coping.

Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) inspectors are on the ground in Otago and Southland to support animal welfare as farmers enter the winter grazing season.

A three-year project to support the restoration of a coastal estuary near Nelson is helping to accelerate other environmental projects.

With ‘Moving Day’ just around the corner, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reminding farmers to review their biosecurity practices while moving their animals.

New Zealand pig farmers are being encouraged to have their say on a proposal to sign an agreement with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to help protect the sector in the event of a biosecurity incursion.

A programme to lift the productivity of Māori-owned land around the northern Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa has been given an additional $440,000 by the Government.

Budding photographers who attended a series of courses in Weber, 28km southwest of Dannevirke, not only had a chance to upskill, but also had a valuable opportunity to connect with other locals.

Entries have opened for the 2022 Primary Industries Good Employer Awards.

A farmer who failed to adequately feed cattle, treat worms and tend to ill and injured cattle, has been fined and banned from owning or managing animals for a decade.