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The Ministry for Primary Industries has ramped up its efforts to contain the invasive weed velvetleaf.

MPI says it will do more inspecting of imported ovine germplasm to meet industry concerns.

A group of sheep breeders are calling on MPI to reverse the 2016 relaxation of the rules on importation of sheep and goat germplasm.

A report due to be officially released in a few weeks from MPI’s Mycoplasma bovis technical advisory group (TAG) is expected to confirm the TAG’s optimism that the disease can be eradicated.

He’s only been in the job a month or so, but already Ray Smith has been on the road meeting staff and stakeholders and rapidly coming to grips with his new role.

Primary sectors will have a good start to 2019, with horticulture the likely star performer for the year.

The value of New Zealand’s primary sector exports is set to grow by 3.8% to a new record high over the coming year.

MPI has filed charges against an individual after receiving a video in June this year of a Northland sharemilker hitting cows with a pipe and other objects.

The ‘big thing’ in employing farm staff is to invest in them, says Dunsandel farmer Michael Woodward.

The impact of weather and increasing costs are the two major reasons behind a drop in Marlborough growers’ profit before tax.