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Recently updated import protocols means that imports of cattle genetic material into NZ from other countries has effectively come to a standstill.

NZ cheesemakers are banking on anti-dumping legislation to bolster their battle against cheaper imported cheeses.

Recently there has been a lot of negative news and comment about economic conditions in China – the slowing growth, a volatile stock market and the decrease in dairy imports.

A new trial at the Northland Agricultural Research Farm near Dargaville is looking at alternatives to importing feed.

New Zealand retailers are being reminded to clearly label their irradiated tomatoes as the season’s first shipment arrives from Australia this week.

Million of dollars of nitrogen is vanishing into thin air, causing losses to farmers and to New Zealand in wasted imports, says fertiliser company Ballance Agri-Nutrients.

The ability for private growers to import new grape varieties into New Zealand has opened up in recent years, with the expansion of quarantine facilities operated by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). 

AUSTRALIAN DAIRY farmers will benefit from the Sri Lankan Government’s plan to boost its domestic milk production by importing 22,500 dairy heifers from Australia.

MEAT, FORESTRY and dairy all contributed to seasonally adjusted export volumes falling 5.3% in the June quarter, while import volumes rose 3.6%, Statistics New Zealand says.

A QUARANTINE grow-out requirement for imported grass seeds has been removed by MPI.