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A Waikato cattle farming family have been fined $23,000 for failing to provide sufficient food and care for their animals, resulting in more than half a dozen animal deaths.

Good records on cattle movement have helped the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) clear another farm impacted by Mycoplasma bovis.

While dairy remains the biggest export earner for the NZ primary sector, it is facing some challenges in the coming two years.

It's a real challenge for the country's red meat sector.

OPINION: MPI employs more than 3,600 staff in 45 locations around the country and internationally.

New Zealand Apples and Pears is working on a near $15 million project to achieve the industry's goal of being a global leader in sustainable production practices.

A message to dairy farmers - be patient with China and things will come right.

Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) investigations into the outbreak of a single case of Mycoplasma bovis on a Canterbury dairy farm are continuing.

Hawke's Bay and Tairawhiti apple and pear growers hit by Cyclone Gabrielle are getting extra help to prepare their orchards for the coming season.

Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) staff have ramped up testing procedures and investigations in an effort to determine how a dairy herd in the Selwyn district of Canterbury contracted Mycoplasma bovis.