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Wednesday, 30 June 2021 06:55

Outlook good despite Covid

Despite the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic, revenue from New Zealand's primary exports in the past season only dropped by 1% and is predicted to quickly pick up and reach a record high of $49.6 billion in the next 12 months.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 29 June 2021 08:55

MPI failed farmers

Ashburton farmer Frank Peters, who was forced to cull stock twice in three years, says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has failed farmers.

Published in General News

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) says it is helping drought and flood-affected farmers in Canterbury to find alternative grazing for their livestock.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 22 June 2021 09:55

Praise for dairy

The director-general of MPI has praised the dairy industry saying its performance in the past year has been tremendous.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 22 June 2021 07:55

Primary exports soaring - report

Revenue from primary exports is predicted to reach a record high of $49.6 billion in the next 12 months - all being equal.

Published in General News

A University of Otago study has found that the Government's response to the 2017 Mycoplasma bovis outbreak inflicted significant and lasting trauma on farmers whose stock was culled.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 09 June 2021 12:55

Wellbeing events eye young farmers

A new initiative is being funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to help improve the wellbeing of young people in rural communities.

Published in General News

A dairy farmer whose neglect of yearling cattle led to 11 deaths has been fined $17,500 and warned that he could be disqualified from farming if he appears on animal welfare charges again.

Published in General News

A Hamilton woman has been disqualified from owning horses for a year, sentenced to 100 hours community work, and ordered to pay vet fees of $498 after her horse starved to death.

Published in General News

The Government is funding a new programme to help farmers' financial risk management skills and prevent business failure.

Published in Agribusiness
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