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A farmer who underfed nearly 300 cows and heifers has been fined $9,000, ordered to pay vet costs of $1,763 and faces permanent restrictions on the number of animals he can own.

Dairy farmers are set to benefit from a $17 million beef genetics programme backed by the red meat sector and the Government.

Debate on the value of Overseer, the software tool designed to measure and regulate nutrient loss from farms, continues to rage.

Don't drop your guard - with the Delta variant you're dealing with a much more serious strain of Covid.

The productive and primary sector appears to be well placed to deal with the Alert Level Four settings according to the Director General of MPI, Ray Smith.

Flood-affected farmers in the South Island are being encouraged to make use of livestock feed support services funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).

New Zealand is on track to eradicate the disease Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis).

Flood-affected farmers in the South Island are being encouraged to make use of livestock feed support services funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).

OPINION: Your old mate notes that the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is trying to stonewall the good folk at this newspaper from coming up with the actual costs of its 'Fit for a better world' strategy.

A Waitomo farmer has been fined $21,739, including veterinarian expenses and costs, for docking the tails of cows.