Bee Industry Group - Latest News [Page 1]
Import Decision Disappoints
Wednesday, 12 July 2006, 2:57 pm | Bee Industry Group
New Zealand’s bee industry is very disappointed in a new import health standard that will allow Australian honey potentially carrying bee disease into New Zealand, said Lin McKenzie, chair of the New Zealand Bee Industry Group. More >>
Three Cheers For PMS
Monday, 6 September 2004, 2:19 pm | Bee Industry Group
The New Zealand Bee Industry Group (BIG) is delighted that the Minister of Agriculture has approved a pest management strategy which aims to keep the varroa bee mite pest out of the South Island, said BIG Chairman Milton Jackson. More >>
Concern For South Island Beekeepers
Wednesday, 23 June 2004, 2:01 pm | Bee Industry Group
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s response to the possibility of Varroa in the Canterbury and Murchison areas is concerning, says New Zealand Bee Industry Group Vice Chairman and North Canterbury beekeeper Geoff Hantz. More >>
Varroa Testing Found Wanting
Wednesday, 16 June 2004, 5:30 pm | Bee Industry Group
The New Zealand Bee Industry Group (BIG) is disappointed that systems used to test for varroa might be responsible for the current bee mite scare in the South Island, said BIG Chairman Milton Jackson. More >>
New Zealand Bee Industry Group Conference
Monday, 7 June 2004, 9:53 pm | Bee Industry Group
The New Zealand Bee Industry Group’s conference will be held on 9 - 10 June at the Chancellor Resort, Main Street Methven. More >>
Possible Varroa Outbreak
Monday, 7 June 2004, 9:52 pm | Bee Industry Group
The New Zealand Bee Industry Group has been made aware of a suspected Varroa incursion in North Canterbury says Chairman Milton Jackson. More >>
Bee Industry Field Day
Friday, 7 May 2004, 10:16 am | Bee Industry Group
The North Otago Province of the New Zealand Bee Industry Group (NZBIG) is hosting a bee industry field day and forum on Saturday 15 May at the Maheno Tavern, in Maheno, North Otago. More >>
NZBIG Welcomes Varroa Announcement
Friday, 28 November 2003, 3:28 pm | Bee Industry Group
The New Zealand Bee Industry Group welcomes the Minister of Agriculture's advertisement of a National Pest Management Strategy to stop Varroa entering the South Island says Milton Jackson Chairman, New Zealand Bee Industry Group of Federated Farmers of New ... More >>
Action on Pest Management Levy
Wednesday, 19 March 2003, 9:12 am | Bee Industry Group
The New Zealand Bee Industry Group (NZBIG) is pleased that MAF has reacted favourably to concerns regarding the lack of progress on the bee industry's application for a biosecurity levy to fund the American Foulbrood National Pest Management Strategy. More >>