'Deliberate neglect': Sharemilker broke the tails of 116 cows
Four cows had to have their tails amputated because their injuries were so severe.
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Simulated cyclone a test for emergency teams
“It’s a great way to bring everyone together to work in unison."
‘It’s gone’: Forester paints grim picture of planting industry under new fees regime
The Ministry for Primary Industries will soon charge ETS participants a perpetual fee.
Fishermen fined $10,500 after catching 348 fish in Hauraki Gulf
A group of five people caught 348 fish in one day.
Call to ban pork from countries with African swine fever
NZPork calls for ban on pork imports from countries with African Swine Disease.
Hub funding to build resilience in rural communities
The $250,000 is part of a funding package for communities affected by weather events.
Act's primary industries policy: 6 regulations to get the chop
Act leader wants farmers to be set free from rules imposed 'by Wellington bureaucrats'.
Gold clam pest invasion prevention in Rotorua 'fast-moving', council official says
Councillors have asked how the district's lakes would be protected.
'Keep eating it' - Kūmara growers need help to leave dismal season behind
'The best way to support is, if you can afford to buy kūmara, then please do'.
Farmers, MRCC unite to protect our precious waterways
OPINION: The protection of waterways is a shared commitment.
Huge tracts of land retired, fenced or planted to protect Waikato rivers
Massive private and council efforts have gone into protecting Waikato waterways.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: 'It’s the economy, stupid'
OPINION: Economic growth, fuelled by productivity gains, pays for election promises.
Recreational daily pāua limits reduced for lower and central North Island
The daily limit has been reduced to five of each species per fisher for sustainability.
'Unfettered destruction': Joint iwi effort aims to rid the whenua of hungry wallabies
Eight Rotorua iwi aim to bring back birdsong by training 13 men and women in pest control.
Man who poached 4600 crayfish for ‘sprawling’ black market ring jailed
Crayfish poacher apologised after abusing customary permit system.
NZ needs to flourish in international markets, MPI boss says
Half NZ's greenhouse gas emissions are from agriculture, here's how we stay in the game.
Damien O’Connor: Dealing with a tectonic shift
OPINION: Adapting and innovating has formed the foundation of our standard of living.
Increase in sheep and beef farm to forestry conversion - report
Updated report shows an increase in scale and pace of farmland purchased for forestry.
Egg shortage: Bakeries, cafes scrambling for supply
Hospitality and wholesalers say they have no access to the staple ingredient.
Is Fonterra's heavy hand still behind our milk price-setting system?
There are allegations Fonterra's still in the driving seat, despite industry law changes.
Preserving paradise: The hidden battle at our borders
Guardians of the border: Unveiling the unsung heroes of Biosecurity New Zealand.
Government walks back suggestion of 7% interest on loans for cyclone-hit growers
A Government official provided a meeting of growers with incorrect information.
Nearly 400,000 chickens reared in 7 weeks at huge Helensville farm
The farm is also the same one where 180,000 chickens died in 2019 after a power outage.
Opinion: Time to end the ag-sector procrastination
OPINION: Sustainability consultant calls on farmers to engage with climate mitigation.
Government's cyclone horticulture relief package relies on generosity of banks
Cyclone-hit growers fear the Government's loan scheme will put them further into debt.
Northland beef farmer fined 15K for NAIT breaches
Failing to register his animals landed a Northland beef farmer in court.
Bad catch: Fishing company loses multi-million dollar trawler over coral weighing ‘less than half a pound of butter’
Judge: “Failure to record was at the heart of these charges – not the amount of material”.
Growers still waiting on Government assistance
The Government had promised an announcement for Hawke's Bay growers by early June.
Discovery of more invasive seaweed could ruin tourism hotspot, biosecurity leader warns
The devastating finds should be a wake-up call to the Government, biosecurity expert says.
$970k of MPI funding allocated to CHB catchment collective
TLC will work with 17 catchments in Central Hawke’s Bay, covering 216,000 hectares.
Bad news for beer-drinkers: CO2 costs ‘through the roof’ for local craft brewery
Garage Project warns it may need to pass higher costs onto customers.
'Cruel and inexcusable': 70 cattle left to starve to death
A 52-year-old woman has been fined $6000 for wilfully neglecting the animals.
Former Young Farmer of the Year entrant left 29 cows to die of starvation
While he was not disqualified from farming, he was fined $32,500.
Smashing the global market: NZ hosts World Avocado Congress
Auckland welcomed 750 avocado industry players from around the world this week.