Cut with care
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
The country's pork sector has welcomed an extension to consultation on a controversial draft code of welfare for pigs.
Associate Agriculture Minister Meka Whaitiri says new Government funding will help women pave the way to farming for the future.
John Roche, chief science advisor at the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), reckons despite all the local and international challenges facing the New Zealand farming sector, it has a lot of positives going for it.
A proposal by Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to ban once-a-day (OAD) calf feeding will be unpopular, says Chris Collier, Probiotic Revolution.
New Zealand pig farmers are urging Kiwis to back the industry and have their say on a new draft welfare code.
The New Zealand dairy sector has a lot of positives going for it as it sets about tackling a range of challenges globally and at home. That's the view of Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) chief science advisor John Roche. He talked to Peter Burke about how he sees the industry coping.
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) inspectors are on the ground in Otago and Southland to support animal welfare as farmers enter the winter grazing season.
With ‘Moving Day’ just around the corner, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reminding farmers to review their biosecurity practices while moving their animals.
OPINION: A North Canterbury cow sanctuary that was investigated following animal welfare concerns seems to have escaped prosecution.
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
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