Cambridge dairy farmer Henk Smit has confirmed that a herd of 330 cows, he partly owns, is infected with Mycoplasma bovis.
Climate Change Minister James Shaw has released the Climate Change Adaptation Technical Working Group’s (CCATWG) recommendations.
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) is disappointed by yet another increase in airfares for the regions.
Northland to Central Otago and all wine regions in between are well on the way to establishing regional Women in Wine committees. And the first National Committee meeting has taken place, held in Auckland in February.
Kiwifruit exporter Zespri says it has delivered an increase in value to growers, despite sales dropping 11%.
Fonterra farmers will get an extra 20c/kgMS for milk supplied to the co-op this season.
Fonterra has announced an opening forecast Farmgate Milk Price of $7/kgMS for the 2018/19 season starting June 1.
Farming leaders and the Government met again today to discuss ways to combat Mycoplasma bovis.
With Gypsy Day around the corner, stock and equipment will be moving between properties, so farmers need to ensure they take the right precautions to lower their risk of cross contamination.
A charity boxing event in Cambridge has raised $10,000 for Land Search and Rescue New Zealand (LandSAR).
For the first time in the competition’s history, there are two winners of the Young Vegetable Grower of the Year competition: Esteban Ibanez and Gurjant Singh.
The Government has allocated “an extraordinarily small sum” to strengthen Biosecurity, National’s spokesperson for Agriculture Nathan Guy says.
Work will start immediately to improve New Zealand’s animal tracing system, says Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor.
Independently-owned Rural News Group says its newspapers will continue to serve the primary sector.
Controversial farm management tool Overseer is getting $5 million state funding for an upgrade.
To keep waterways clean, deer farmers are fencing their deer out of streams.
Taranaki farmer Roger Pearce is confident he’s hit a good formula allowing him to make a successful living in the eastern Taranaki hillcountry without bringing nature’s wrath on himself
New Zealand horticulture had another record breaking year in 2017; exports reaching $5.12 billion, up $14 million from the year before.
The large number of farms affected by Mycoplasma bovis has prompted the Ministry for Primary Industries to issue a warning to dairy farmers, and in particular sharemilkers planning to move stock on Gypsy Day – June 1.
Whole milk powder (WMP) price rose slightly in the overnight Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction.
Most migrant applicants for a special South Island Contribution Work Visa are in farming, as shown by figures from Immigration NZ.
Organics Aotearoa (OANZ) chairman Doug Voss is urging members to support a proposal for a national organic standard.
An all-day hui, to discuss the priorities of the country’s animal welfare groups, has been called for next month by the Associate Minister of Agriculture the Meka Whaitiri.
Cattle disease, Mycoplasma bovis has spread to the Waikato region.
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