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A simple DIY test for farmers is a cost-effective way to manage nitrogen levels in soil, a three-year project has shown.

Horticulture's export revenue growth is likely to be about 10% in the current financial year – not the 3.8% forecast by the Ministry for Primary Industries.

The Ministry for Primary Industries believes the fight against Mycoplasma bovis is being won – albeit slowly.

A Christchurch lawyer is accusing MPI of running a poor Mycoplasma bovis compensation system negligently or on purpose.

Compensation issues are “always complex,” says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

A South Island farming couple whose farm was the first discovered with Mycoplasma bovis are taking legal action against the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).

A serious threat is posed to New Zealand’s agricultural and horticultural sectors by the brown marmorated stink bug (Halymorpha halys), MPI warns.

MPI’s director-general, Ray Smith, wants his staff to engage more with the rural sector.

A global animal health company that has developed a novel methane inhibitor for cows’ rumens says it has hit a regulatory roadblock in New Zealand.

With exports of animal or animal products valued at $28.6 billion (year to June 2018), MPI says New Zealand needs high animal welfare standards to protect our reputation worldwide.