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The argument over whether New Zealand has too many cows is a regional issue, not a national issue, according to Ministry of Primary Industries’ chief science advisor, John Roche.

A wicked problem: that’s how the chief science advisor to the Ministry for Primary Industries describes the issue of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as they affect agriculture.

MPI’s latest quarterly report on the outlook for the New Zealand primary sector says the industry’s exports performed better than had been expected during the year ending June 2019.

The Ministry of Primary Industries has dismissed claims that 100s of new cases of Mycoplasma bovis have been found.

Controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in the Auckland suburbs of Devonport and Ōtara have been lifted after no further fruit fly have been found there.

Concerns about the continued spread of wilding pines are coming from both ends of the country.

West Coast milk processor Westland Milk is supporting an end to open entry provisions the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA).

New Zealand Pork is questioning whether New Zealand is doing enough to protect against deadly diseases.

MPI is focussed on the worst-case scenario of a no deal Brexit.

Rural communities in the Tasman District are being offered advice and support from the Ministry for Primary Industries to look after themselves and their animals.