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Dairy facial eczema (FE) can cost farmers at least $100,000 each year in lost milk production, a recent study has found.

Unregistered raw milk suppliers around the country have been banned from selling their product.

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

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

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.