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A new tool has been launched to monitor drought in New Zealand’s regions.

The Government is looking into claims by flood-stricken farmers that floating logs were responsible for causing major damage.

A farmer and community led irrigation scheme has secured $1.37 million funding from the Government.

A survey has found beehive losses around the country last year to be 9.78%.

Everyone was smiling recently at a discussion meeting hosted by Okaihau, Northland dairy farmer Roger Hutchings on his farm.

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy is welcoming a new report showing a major improvement in bobby calf welfare last year.

New Zealand could be $1.3 billion better off if all tariffs on our dairy exports were lifted, according to an economic report on the NZ dairy industry.

New Zealand meat companies are back in Iran.

New Zealand is about to open a new front in the war on rabbits with the expected release of a new strain of rabbit haemorrhagic disease, or calicivirus.

New freshwater reforms will result in 56,000 km more fences protecting New Zealand waterways from stock – enough to go round the world one and a half times, says Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy.