Displaying items by tag: Ministry for Primary Industries

On the farm, bobby calves must be given the same degree of care as every other calf on the farm.

OPINION: Sobering is perhaps the best word to describe the latest Situation and Outlook report on Primary Industries (SOPI) produced by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).

Some good news - albeit temporary for primary exports.

Primary sector education and exciting career opportunities will be showcased at the Fieldays Opportunity Grows Here Careers Hub next month.

A Canterbury farmer has been found responsible for the death of 610 calves she was raising, following a successful prosecution by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).

OPINION: The Ministry for Primary Industries' frontline staff are vital to our work supporting the food and fibre sector and I'm proud of our team's efforts.

OPINION: Cyclone Gabrielle has been one of the biggest challenges farmers and growers in affected regions have faced in my lifetime and for one of the districts I am working in, Tararua, this is no exception.

A rapid antigen test (RAT) aimed at early detection of facial eczema (FE) in ruminants may help manage a disease that costs the New Zealand economy millions of dollars each year.

OPINION: As soon as the ‘pen hit the paper’ this column quickly morphed into a ‘Dear John letter’.

A Levin farmer found responsible for the deaths of 29 cattle has been fined $32,000.