Hard graft ahead to start a new honey-making season
Many months of hard graft ahead for honey producers like Kintail Honey in Takapau.
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Fact or Fiction: Labour's water tax
How much will farmers really pay if Labour brings in a water tax?
Waitakeres may be closed to save kauri
Closure may be the only option as one in five kauri now infected with deadly pathogen.
MPI say cattle disease farms stays at two
It will take two or three months of testing before the farms are declared disease free
Kiwifruit growers take Govt to court for $376m
Kiwifruit growers say Psa ruined lives and the Government needs to take responsibility.
Mycoplasma bovis: Neighbouring properties test negative
Good news for 9 neighbouring properties but further tests still required.
Watch: Frustrated farmers discuss mycoplasma bovis
Dairy farmers getting frustrated as they await cattle test results for mycoplasma bovis.
Listen: Mycoplasma bovis - prospect of mass culling 'horrific'
The President of Federated Farmers comments on mycoplasma bovis and bio-security.
Listen: Two Farmer Js say MPI 'bordering on farcical'
The Farmer Js in their fortnightly face-off and in the firing line is MPI and the Greens.
Listen: Bluff oysterman unhappy with MPI handling of Bonamia outbreak
Bluff oysterman Willie Calder is still unhappy with MPI's handling of Bonemia outbreak.
Concern over foot and mouth risk from imported mud
Bio-security concerns raised about importing South Korean mud for Rotorua's Mudtopia.
Listen: Mycoplasma bovis - farmer says MPI staff 'doing their best'
Cara Gregan farms a neighbouring property to the affected farms.
Farmers frustrated by disease testing
Farmers are frustrated as they await results from cattle being tested for Mycoplasma bovis
Let's hope the mud festival is clean
COMMENT: NZ is importing mud from South Korea where foot and mouth disease has occurred.
Local Focus: The virtual world of a pig in a cage
'Inhumane' pig farming highlighted in 360 degrees. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Fishing for fun needs to change: think tank
NZ's fishermen are being urged to embrace a licensing fee, but Government isn't biting.
Listen: Biosecurity threats unacceptable says Craig Wiggins
Craig Wiggins is unhappy with MPI's handling of recent biosecurity threats.
Listen: Bill English defends MPI handling of mycoplasma bovis outbreak
Bill English defends MPI's handling of the mycoplasma bovis outbreak.
Mycoplasma bovis: MPI tracking 'risk goods' from farm
The situation remains that the bacterial disease has been confirmed on 1 property.
Base set up to deal with mycoplasma bovis outbreak
MPI setting up field office in Oamaru to co-ordinate response to Mycoplasma bovis outbreak
New bacterial disease hits NZ cows
The disease does not infect humans and presents no food safety risk.
Watch: Mapping tool to help wilding conifer control
Mapping tool gives wilding tree control groups complete picture of infestations.
Watch: Bonamia not detected in wild Bluff oysters
MPI says no Bonamia ostreae detected in latest testing of the Bluff wild oyster fishery.
Horror as baby possums drowned at school event
A young teenage girl was seen drowning live joeys in a bucket at a school possum hunt.
Fish deaths caused by faulty pump
About 20 brown trout found dead in Mill Creek, near Arrowtown, were electrocuted
Dom 'Furious' George: hands off my steak MPI
Dom George comments on MPI's recent ruling on the safety of medium-rare meat.
Higher profit expected in NZ King Salmon's results
Strong ongoing market demand will produce a higher profit for New Zealand King Salmon
'Exciting' finds underwater at Kapiti Island
Researchers have found 'nationally significant' marine habitats at Kapiti Island.
Kiwifruit farmers to have PSA-V case heard
Kiwifruit farmers devastated by 2012 PSA-V outbreak to have their day in court.
MPI warns of new standard for biofouling
New standard for biofouling on vessels arriving in New Zealand starts next year.
Cull of farmed oysters begins in Stewart Island
The cull of Stewart Island's caged oysters is under way
Oysters bound for landfill
Thousands of tonnes of Stewart Island oysters are destined for a landfill
Primary products exports forecast to grow
Primary sector exports are forecast to grow to $41.6 billion in the year to June 2018