Follow the money - the big money behind rodeo opposition
Whangarei's rodeo is off for a year after being targeted by animal rights' activists.
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MPI says consumer health being put at risk through tactics that avoid compliance costs.
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Forestry helps 11 Ngāwhā prisoners into jobs
Pilot programme aims to get inmates into jobs while easing forestry labour shortages.
Dairy facial eczema 'hitting farmers hard in the pocket'
Study finds dairy facial eczema can cost individual farmers more than $100,000 a year.
Meet Steve the Seaweed Man
Steve Matthews has a small business foraging and selling seaweed on the Wairarapa coast.
Didymo Dave scoops national biosecurity award
He's spent years championing freshwater biosecurity, pest control and conservation.
Obituary: Allan Anderson 'was unstoppable'
Allan Anderson put tireless energy into church, civic affairs, farming and conservation.
Dairy company manager told staff not to report positive listeria results for years
A Ministry for Primary Industries investigation discovered four years of non-reporting.
Beekeeper: Govt 'doesn't give a damn' about Northland
A hui over the commercially critical mānuka honey definition has been held in Whangārei.
Simon Wilson: the good and not-so-much of the new methane emissions rules
Comment: Always expect more from Government, never rely on it.
Mānuka honey definition stinging beekeepers
Northlanders in the honey industry want the definition of mānuka honey changed.
Why economists are expecting a top milk price
Tight supply and soft NZ dollar behind banks' high milk price forecasts
Catchment approach better for freshwater, farmer says
Government's freshwater proposals will punish low-leaching farmers, Rob Craig says.
Applications open for MPI Science Scholarships
MPI chief science adviser said scholarships are an investment in New Zealand's future.
Farmer's anger at slow M.bovis compensation
North Otago farmer still waiting for settlement one year after lodging compensation claim.
Let's join forces on climate change, says visiting Dutch PM
New Zealand and the Netherlands join forces in taking action against climate change
Class action on cards over M. bovis compensation - lawyer
Lawyer expects many more farmers to come forward if the court case is successful.
Complex topics for discussion at farmers' roadshow at Mangaweka
New freshwater policy and climate change will be topics at an environmental roadshow.
Horizons eases requirements for erosion funding
Horizons has eased the requirements for erosion control subsidies.
Live export ship due in Napier failed Australian checks
Yangtze Fortune is under investigation in Australia, but will dock in Napier this weekend.
Let's talk law: Farm Debt Mediation Bill
The Farm Debt Mediation Bill (No 2) would establish a mediation scheme
Promising signs for future oyster seasons
Good breeding season and low parasite numbers positive signs for Foveaux Strait oysters.
Northland farmers to get Mycoplasma bovis update today
Northland farmers will get an update about the M. bovis situation today.
Fruit flies a potential serious pest - why we should be worried?
Whanganui insect expert Dr Rudi Schnitzler is especially interested in flies.
'Highly motivated' honorary fishery officers preserving our fish stock
Eric Hansen is a voluntary fisheries officer in Northland. He writes about the work.
Shearing training needs a shake up
Shearing industry needs new blood to avoid major shortages of skilled shearers
Muller 'thrilled' to give voice to farmers in primary industries portfolio role
Todd Muller explains how significant a reshuffle to National's caucus is for him.
NZ genetic engineering laws 'old and tired', top scientist says
Top scientist says NZ's GE laws are "old and tired", amid calls for national discussion.
Audrey Young: Reshuffle gives Bridges a chance to right a wrong
COMMENT: Many saw move from climate change to agriculture as a demotion. They were wrong.
New-wave research: $11.5m mega-project to shed light on NZ's changing oceans
An $11.5m project will take a closer look at NZ's vast and fast-changing marine estate.
Shell-shock: More than 300 people caught illegally taking kaimoana from Hawke's Bay beaches
More than 4000 paua illegally taken during past four years in Hawke's Bay.
Dairy farm to become one of NZ's biggest kiwifruit orchards
More Northland dairy country is to be converted to kiwifruit production.