Food insecurity
OPINION: Good on the UK'S NFU for battling to get supermarkets to prioritise local farmers' produce.
Biosecurity officials have reported the bizarre discovery of two massive ostrich eggs in the luggage of a passenger at Auckland airport.
The Ministry for Primary Industries is seeking public views on possible changes to the Horticulture Export Authority (HEA) Act.
Border officials sent two foreign air passengers packing last Friday after they tried to smuggle seeds through Auckland airport.
While the 2012/13 season will be tough for farmers, Federated Farmers believes it is not as dire as some commentators say.
A more subdued season for pastoral farm business in 2012/13 is predicted by the Ministry for Primary Industries with typical farms models showing dairy profit after tax down 57%, sheep and beef down 15%, but deer getting a boost.
The Ministry for Primary Industries is calling for applications for its co-investment fund, the Primary Growth Partnership (PGP).
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is making good progress in implementing the recommendations of the recent independent review of imports of kiwifruit plant material.
Before-tax profit for grape growers dropped 42% in the 2012 season due mainly to below-average yields, a Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) report says.
New proposed regulations governing the National Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme are provided in a Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) discussion paper that has gone out for public consultation.
OPINION: Good on the UK'S NFU for battling to get supermarkets to prioritise local farmers' produce.
OPINION: Seven of the UK's major supermarket chains have now responded to the call for them to back the nation's…