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Water sensors will help farmers
2 October 2017
Companies and farmers are turning to sensors, data analytics and automation to face serious challenges to the country’s waterways.
Synlait gets Chinese registration
28 September 2017
Synlait has received registration that will allow exports of A2 Milk infant formula to China to continue.
Open Country complains of raw deal
14 September 2017
Talley’s-controlled Open Country Dairy wants the Commerce Commission to take a harder line on Fonterra’s asset beta in the review of the 2016-17 base milk price, which risks restricting rival processors from accessing raw milk if it’s set too low.
Greens want free-range policed
12 September 2017
The Green Party wants Country of Origin labelling to be supplemented by mandatory consumer information standards for free-range labelling under the Fair Trading Act.
Blood exports hit a snag
12 September 2017
Blood product exports have run into a snag after China suspended access for semi-finished bovine blood products.
Firms warned on food claims
6 September 2017
The Commerce Commission has put firms on notice it will put more acid on ensuring claims made about product ingredients or where they come from stack up.
Lawyer says kiwifruit action must fail
5 September 2017
A class action against the Ministry for Primary Industries by a group of kiwifruit growers is wrong about the source of the Psa outbreak in 2009 and its bid for damages won’t succeed, a Government lawyer has told the High Court.
Global Dairy Trade makes rule changes
28 August 2017
The Global Dairy Trade Events Oversight Board has adopted three proposed rule changes designed to enhance transparency and enable more services to be developed.
Trade appeal starts today
28 August 2017
An appeal against New Zealand’s billion dollar beef victory against Indonesia last year will begin at the World Trade Organisation in Geneva today.
MPI delays manuka definition decision
21 August 2017
After signalling a decision on a definition for manuka honey was imminent, the Ministry for Primary Industries says it will now not finalise it before the end of the year.
