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

Horticulture is again the star in primary exports revenue growth, says MPI’s Situation and Outlook September update.

A positive sign for the Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme is that a clear majority of infected farms are now beef rather than dairy.

Five months after the last cow went to slaughter from Henk Smit’s Cambridge farm he’s still awaiting compensation.

The rise and rise of horticulture is prompting MPI to reconfigure its operations.

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.

Calf club organisers must take extra biosecurity steps this spring to avoid the spread of Mycoplasma bovis, says MPI.

Almost all the recommendations from two reviews of the Mycoplasma bovis programme have been accepted, after the ‘surge in activity’ leading up to this year’s moving day.

Against the odds, exports of NZ’s primary produce have increased by $7.5 billion over the last two years and now stand at $45.7b for the year ended June 2019.