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A science project looking at manuka genetics, underway for some time, now may be useful in protecting the manuka species from myrtle rust.

Recent attacks on farmers are deeply unfair, says the Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy.

By 2021, New Zealand dairying will again be enjoying times like the halcyon days of 2014, says MPI’s latest SOPI report.

The primary sector is forecast for a bumper year ahead after some challenging past seasons of wet conditions, earthquakes, cyclones, and volatile global commodity prices.

Sheep and beef farmers are welcoming an additional $18 million in funding for biosecurity.

Farmers in the Kerikeri region have been asked to assist in the Ministry for Primary Industries myrtle rust response.

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has welcomed the first export shipment of meat to Iran, scheduled for processing and export later this month by Wellington company Taylor Preston.

A recently announced grant from MPI’s Sustainable Farming Fund will pay for the next stage of a biological control project aimed at the invasive weed field horsetail.

The authenticity of manuka honey exported from New Zealand is to be settled once and for all.

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy is welcoming new figures forecasting that primary exports will reach $37.5 billion for the year ending June 2017.