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A dairy farmer whose neglect of yearling cattle led to 11 deaths has been fined $17,500 and warned that he could be disqualified from farming if he appears on animal welfare charges again.

The Government is funding a new programme to help farmers' financial risk management skills and prevent business failure.

The chief executive of a large Waikato farm business has copped a $3,600 fine for moving 820 unregistered animals to meat processors.

New rules for surgical procedures on animals have come into effect following a year-long delay due to Covid-19.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is funding an initiative to help migrants living in rural Mid Canterbury get a driver's licence.

The Government announced this morning that it will be supporting a new project with New Zealand wool carpets company Bremworth.

Exceptional employment practices in the primary industries were celebrated at last night’s Good Employer Awards held at Parliament.

A company, founded by two agribusiness leaders, is partnering with Government on a $20 million research and development programme that could put New Zealand on the map as a leading leaf protein concentrate producer.

Raw unpasteurised drinking milk from Central Hawke’s Bay producers Lindsay Farm is being recalled following detection of Campylobacter as part of their routine testing programme.

MPI boss Ray Smith says with the advent of the climate change proposals and the new essential fresh water regulations, MPI is gearing itself up to help farmers deal with these matters by getting more staff out into the field.