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Primary sector export returns will take a $1.3 billion hit from COVID-19, but there is some good news.

Latest forecasts suggest New Zealand’s arable farmers have to date been less affected than other primary industry sectors by COVID-19 and the drought.

Covid-19 is forecast to strip more than $1.3 billion dollars off New Zealand’s primary exports in the coming year, including $390 million off dairy exports.

Farmers will soon have an app to help them make better decisions about controlling erosion and reducing sediment entering New Zealand waterways.

More than a quarter of NZ’s dairy farmers have debt to equity ratios of more than 70%.

The latest MPI report on the state of NZ agriculture points to another good year ahead.

A product that could reduce the need for anthelmintics during lamb weaning has received government funding for a trial.

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

New Zealand feed manufacturers are lifting their game when it comes to quality and safety of their products.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has cracked down on unlicensed raw milk suppliers.