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OPINION: One vet believes the threat of foot-and-mouth entering New Zealand is much higher than what authorities tell the public.
Dr Ross Ainsworth, who has lived in Indonesia for the past decade, claims that infected and unvaccinated cows wander close to tourist areas in Bali.
The disease has been detected on the island just as tourists start to return to Bali after the pandemic.
He has worked in the Australian beef industry for 40 years and is concerned Bali’s lack of vaccine doses and the way cattle wander in tourist areas there will heighten the risk of footand- mouth making its way to Australia and possibly New Zealand.
OPINION: It's no surprise that "world-class biosecurity" continues to dominate as the top priority for agribusiness leaders, holding the number one spot for the 16th consecutive year in KPMG's latest agribusiness report.
Foot and Mouth Disease outbreaks could have a detrimental impact on any country's rural sector, as seen in the United Kingdom's 2000 outbreak that saw the compulsory slaughter of over six million animals.
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OPINION: According to media reports, the eye-watering price of butter has prompted Finance Minister Nicola Willis to ask for a 'please explain' from her former employer Fonterra.
OPINION: As India negotiates to open its borders to more global products, dairy is proving a sticky issue.
Oamaru-based livestock handling specialist Te Pari has bought Combi Clamp, the New Zealand manufacturer of Combi Clamp manual sheep handlers.
Agriculture Minister Todd McClay has admitted that a scheme bringing workers from Pacific nations to work on orchards has become too hard to navigate but says changes are coming.
A new app designed in New Zealand aims to help sheep, beef and deer farmers capture, analyse and use body condition score data more effectively.
Canterbury farmer Andy Macfarlane has been appointed to the board of AgriZeroNZ, the public-private partnership designed to accelerate the development and deployment of emissions reduction tools for New Zealand farmers.
For over 50 years Mel Ewers has been supporting the apple sector navigate through compliance and quality assurance issues.
The apple sector is enjoying a bumper harvest season.
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OPINION: The Green Party’s rivers and oceans policy may have a new name but nothing else has changed.
