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Mycoplasma bovis eradication
Monday, 28 May 2018, 5:26 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Government and farming sector bodies announced on 28 May 2018 that an attempt will be made to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis from New Zealand. Find out about the decision and what it means for you. More >>
Total Diet Study provides more insight on what we’re eating
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 11:27 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) has today published the results for the 2016 New Zealand Total Diet Study (TDS), which shows the food New Zealanders eat has a high level of safety in regard to chemical hazards which might be present in the food ... More >>
Mānuka honey definition research published
Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 11:47 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Research undertaken and led by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to develop a scientifically robust definition for mānuka honey has just been published in a leading international scientific journal. More >>
Fine for failing to declare risky plants
Wednesday, 16 May 2018, 3:18 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries applauds the $3300 fine dished out by the Manukau District Court yesterday to an air traveller who deliberately failed to declare plant materials to quarantine officers. More >>
Mycoplasma bovis found for first time in Waikato
Monday, 14 May 2018, 3:59 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
MPI’s biosecurity business unit, Biosecurity New Zealand, today confirmed that a farm in the Cambridge area has tested positive for Mycoplasma bovis . More >>
Erosion control 2018 funding round opens
Monday, 7 May 2018, 10:39 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today opened the 2018 funding round for the Gisborne district’s Erosion Control Funding Programme (ECFP). More >>
New detection of Mycoplasma bovis in North Island
Thursday, 3 May 2018, 12:46 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
MPI today confirmed its testing has found a second farm in the North Island with positive Mycoplasma bovis infection. The Ministry’s Director of Response, Geoff Gwyn says the affected farm is a mixed sheep and beef property in the Pahiatua area ... More >>
Commercial Mycoplasma bovis test being developed
Wednesday, 18 April 2018, 10:36 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A commercial diagnostic tool which will allow farmers to test for cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis themselves is being developed by a partnership comprising commercial laboratories, industry representatives and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). More >>
Busy summer for frontline biosecurity officers
Friday, 13 April 2018, 11:18 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
New Zealand’s border biosecurity defenders have just been through their busiest summer on record, says the Ministry for Primary Industries. More >>
New approach to manage myrtle rust
Friday, 6 April 2018, 3:20 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries and the Department of Conservation say the fight against the plant disease myrtle rust is changing gear, given the prevalence of the disease across susceptible parts of New Zealand. More >>
Successful prosecutions over illegal collection of paua
Wednesday, 4 April 2018, 2:25 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Nelson painter has paid the price for taking paua from an area in Kaikoura where the collection of shellfish was banned after the 2016 earthquake. More >>
Technical advice and pathway tracing reports released
Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 5:02 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Technical advice and pathway tracing reports released following compliance searches 28 March 2018 The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has today released reports by a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to its Mycoplasma bovis response and an internal ... More >>
Warranted searches conducted for Mycoplasma bovis
Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 10:36 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Warranted officers from the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Compliance Investigations team ran simultaneous searches at three locations yesterday as part of an investigation associated with the Mycoplasma bovis response. More >>
MPI calls for cull on Mycoplasma bovis infected properties
Monday, 26 March 2018, 2:31 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has determined that all cattle on properties infected with the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis will be culled, and will be working with farmers to do that from today. More >>
Public vigilance helps nab divers
Monday, 26 March 2018, 2:21 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Public vigilance helps nab divers who took hundreds of freshwater crayfish near Rotorua 26 March 2018 The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is hailing the efforts of local iwi and members of the public for helping fishery officers catch a group ... More >>
MPI looking into accidental capture of Hector’s dolphins
Tuesday, 20 March 2018, 1:32 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries is looking into an accidental capture and subsequent death of five Hector’s dolphins in a commercial set net off Banks Peninsula last month. More >>
Primary sector exports forecast to rise to over $42 billion
Monday, 19 March 2018, 12:28 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
New Zealand's primary industry exports are forecast to rise nearly 11 percent in the year ending June 2018 to $42.2 billion. More >>
Hard work by industry keeps bee colony losses low
Friday, 16 March 2018, 12:32 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Hard work by industry keeps bee colony losses low Bee colony losses in New Zealand continue to be significantly lower than many other countries, according to the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) third annual survey on bee colony losses. Annual ... More >>
Consumers reminded to take care when drinking raw milk
Friday, 16 March 2018, 10:29 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reminding consumers to take care when drinking raw unpasteurised milk as raw milk is a high risk food. More >>
New Rural Canterbury group plans for the unexpected
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 3:30 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A dedicated group of rural agencies and individuals has formed a group to represent farmers and growers in future adverse events. More >>
