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Dr Paul Dettloff was in the country recently to educate farmers and vets about the transition to sustainable practices and homeopathic treatments for cattle infected with Mycoplasma bovis.

US President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum on what he said could be about $US60 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods, in payback for "tremendous intellectual property theft" and "unfair" trade…

International scientists, led by New Zealanders, have identified the genetic makeup of over 500 species of bacteria found in the gut of cattle and sheep.

Apple growers in Hawke's Bay are preparing to work around the clock to cope with what's being described as an extreme shortage of seasonal workers.

More than 70 people attended a public meeting last night over plans to build New Zealand's biggest chicken farm.

The government is cracking down on backpacker hostels using foreign tourists as free labour.

A New Zealander living in the UK has found a way to help our struggling blackcurrant industry.

It's been called ecology of dignity: poor organic farmers in the Philippines in partnership with New Zealand businesses. In the first Voices for this year Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets the woman making it…

An exploitative organic farm near Christchurch was banned from a volunteer network four years before the Labour Inspectorate investigation into it began.

An investigation found that workers at farm near Christchurch were hired out for profit, fed spoilt meat and made to sleep in a storage room.

Earthquake demolition work in Christchurch has made way for an urban farm that is equipping young people with life and work skills. 

Environmental officials are investigating New Zealand's use of firefighting foam that contains banned chemicals. Kate Pereyra Garcia and Richard Tindiller explain what all the fuss is about. Video

A South Canterbury blackcurrant farm is cashing in on the berry's "superfood" status.

If technologies like meat grown from stem cells and milk grown in vats take off, how will the New Zealand agricultural sector respond?

A formal investigation into whether firefighting foams with banned chemicals in them are being used or stored in New Zealand has begun.

Government officials are refusing to reveal details about the levels of toxic chemical contamination of groundwater below two air bases.