Ministry For Primary Industries

Methven farmer Hamish Marr is proud to showcase farmers' and growers' innovations to overseas governments "and anyone else who is buying our products".  Audio

Cheyenne Wilson is it's first chair of the Food and Fibre Youth Network. She tells Country Life it was established last year to give young people a voice and a place at the table in the agricultural… Audio

It sounds nuts and it is - a plan to grow eco-friendly almonds in the Hawke's Bay. 

The Ministry for Primary Industries is funding $67,000 for a feasiblility study to see if the crop be grown… Video, Audio

At the Port Chalmers dairy farm Holy Cow, each of Merrall and Alex MacNeille's 54 Jersey cows has a name and her own milking stall. The couple sell the cows' milk, along with butter, cream and yoghurt… Audio, Gallery

Hundreds of cows, calves and sheep are being sent to meat works in an injured, diseased or pregnant state, violating new animal welfare rules and prompting instant fines. Nita Blake-Persen reports. Video, Audio

Waikato farmer Henk Smit had to kill 800 cows and calves when mycoplasma bovis was detected in his herd. He has put his property on the market and wants to leave the country. Audio

A group supplying lamb to some Michelin star restaurants is looking to recruit more farmers as it aims to scale up production. Te Mana Lamb is bred in the New Zealand high country and costs about 50… Audio

One of Miles Anderson's key goals is to make strong wool great again. To achieve that, the South Canterbury sheep farmer and Federated Farmers Meat and Wool chair has his work cut out for him. Miles… Audio

Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor talks to John Campbell about the latest Farmwatch investigation, and says MPI is planning to boost its animal welfare officer numbers. Video, Audio

Both MPI and MSD told Checkpoint earlier this year their staff had no correspondence with security firm Thompson and Clark, but have since admitted that was wrong - their staff did have dealings with… Audio

An Auckland wood-worker says he's been unfairly targeted by the Ministry for Primary Industries for milling swamp kauri. Kerry Scott says the Ministry's prosecuting him after he applied on the wrong… Audio

Tapawera dairy goat farmer Tracy Hay has given each of her hundred or so kids a name. The self-confessed 'goatie' has hand-raised Tinkerbell, Treasure, Tambourine and Truffle et al so that they are… Audio, Gallery

The fishing industry says vessel owners should refuse to carry observers only if they have a valid reason. Monitors from the Ministry for Primary Industries are a legal requirement but some fishing… Audio

Some fishing boat skippers are refusing to allow observers on their boats to monitor their fishing practices. Ministry for Primary Industries observers are a legal requirement and collect information… Audio

Agriculture officials have begun seizing 55,000 fruit tree cuttings imported from the United States after it was found the paperwork allowing them into the country was defective. The Ministry for… Audio

Farmers are increasingly critical of the Ministry for Primary Industries' handling of the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak as it spreads to more and more farms. Last week cases were confirmed in Oamaru… Audio

Luke Concannon says he isn't sure if the insects are the destructive Australian termite, and he has sent samples to the Ministry for Primary Industries. Audio