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The Ministry for Primary Industries is taking more time to review submissions to its consultation on the definition of Manuka honey.

A rise in dairy, forestry and horticultural exports spearhead the way for a big rise in the value of primary exports through to 2021, says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) latest Situation and Outlook report.

A science project looking at manuka genetics, underway for some time, now may be useful in protecting the manuka species from myrtle rust.

Recent attacks on farmers are deeply unfair, says the Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy.

By 2021, New Zealand dairying will again be enjoying times like the halcyon days of 2014, says MPI’s latest SOPI report.

The primary sector is forecast for a bumper year ahead after some challenging past seasons of wet conditions, earthquakes, cyclones, and volatile global commodity prices.

Sheep and beef farmers are welcoming an additional $18 million in funding for biosecurity.

Farmers in the Kerikeri region have been asked to assist in the Ministry for Primary Industries myrtle rust response.

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has welcomed the first export shipment of meat to Iran, scheduled for processing and export later this month by Wellington company Taylor Preston.

A recently announced grant from MPI’s Sustainable Farming Fund will pay for the next stage of a biological control project aimed at the invasive weed field horsetail.