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NZ's farming sector has been left disappointed and stunned over the Government's proposal to price agricultural emissions.

Otago farmer Carolyn Ireland has been banned from owning cattle and must pay fines of over $23,000 for a range of welfare problems contributing to the deaths of over a dozen cattle.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has confirmed that the herd of Canterbury cows found with a new strain of Mycoplasma bovis will be culled.

OPINION: Animal rights group SAFE thinks skinny cows are unacceptable on a farm.

An Otago farmer has been fined $12,000 and banned from owning cattle for a range of welfare problems contributing to the death of over a dozen cattle.

A new product is set to offer an alternative to plastic trays and pots used by nurseries and gardeners each year.

A new Zealand-based company researching alternative uses for a by-product from cheesemaking has its sights on developing it into a remedy for people with type 2 diabetes.

A peanut growing industry may be established in New Zealand if current trials are successful.

OPINION: This old mutt understands that MPI and agri industr bodies had to do a fair bit of scrambling to shoot down rumours circulating about China shutting its borders to NZ and Australian products over concerns about foot-and-mouth disease.

Plunket says it is grateful for the recent round of funding it received from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).