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Applications Open For Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Fund Grants
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 10:41 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The funding round for the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI’s) 2021 Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Fund is now open, with $1.1 million available for new projects in the 2021/22 financial year. Steve Penno, MPI’s director of investment programmes, ... More >>
Auckland Farmer Fined For Unlawfully Removing Cows’ Teats
Monday, 28 June 2021, 1:52 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A dairy farmer has been fined $ 3,250 for unlawfully performing a significant surgical procedure, amputating the teats of seven cows using rubber rings as a tourniquet. Pieter Nicholaas Smit, 60, was sentenced at the Morrinsville District Court for one ... More >>
Grazing Sought For Drought And Flood-affected Canterbury Livestock
Friday, 25 June 2021, 10:21 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is helping drought and flood-affected farmers in Canterbury to find alternative grazing for their livestock. Widespread flooding caused by an historic one in 200-year rainfall event caused significant ... More >>
Feedback Sought On Fisheries Catch Limits
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 11:19 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Fisheries New Zealand is inviting people to have their say on proposed changes to catch limits and other settings across a range of fisheries for the new fishing year, beginning 1 October. “The consultation is part of a regular cycle of reviews that ... More >>
Honorary Fishery Officers Among Those Being Honoured During Volunteers Week
Monday, 21 June 2021, 1:45 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
MPI’s honorary fishery officers are among the thousands of volunteers being honoured as part of National Volunteers Week, which started yesterday (Sunday, June 20). For more than half a century, Honorary Fisheries Officers have been donating their time ... More >>
Serial Fisheries Offender To Face Serious Charges Over Pāua Poaching
Friday, 18 June 2021, 1:02 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A serial offender will face serious charges after thousands of empty pāua shells were discovered at his home during a search warrant executed by MPI Fishery Officers. Police on patrol in Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, near Wellington, stopped the man, and ... More >>
New Zealand Food Safety Places Precautionary Controls On North Island Egg Producer
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 1:21 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
New Zealand Food Safety has placed movement controls on a North Island egg producer as a precautionary measure after environmental testing indicated Salmonella Enteritidis on the farm. New Zealand Food Safety has been carrying out tracing and testing of ... More >>
New Forestry Career Opportunities As Forestry Scholarships Open For 2022
Friday, 4 June 2021, 9:50 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Nine more New Zealanders can study for a career in forestry and wood processing with applications for the 2022 Ngā Karahipi Uru Rākau – Forestry Scholarships are now open. “It is an exciting time to be studying and working in the forestry ... More >>
Tokoroa Dairy Farmer Put On Notice And Fined $17,500 For Neglect Of Yearlings That Died
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 3:37 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A dairy farmer whose neglect of yearling cattle led to 11 deaths, has today (Thursday, June 3) been fined $17,500 and warned that he could be disqualified from farming if he appears on animal welfare charges again. Rodney Grant Nicol (61) appeared for ... More >>
Recall To Manage Listeria In Peter Timbs Meat Products Sold In Christchurch Shops
Tuesday, 1 June 2021, 9:24 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
New Zealand Food Safety is advising the public to return Peter Timbs cooked sliced roast beef, cooked sliced ham and whole hams, boneless cooked smoked chicken products sold from selected Christchurch supermarkets and retailers, as they may contain Listeria ... More >>
Hamilton Farmer Disqualified After Death Of Horse
Monday, 31 May 2021, 10:19 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Hamilton woman has been disqualified from owning horses for a year, sentenced to 100 hours community work, and ordered to pay vet fees of $498.00 after her horse, an elderly Chestnut Gelding, starved to death. Alicia Victoria Keppel, 53, appeared ... More >>
Food Safety Actions To Protect Consumers
Thursday, 27 May 2021, 2:22 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
New Zealand Food Safety has taken precautionary action following the detection of Salmonella Enteritidis at an Auckland poultry farm. This is a timely reminder to take the usual precautions around food safety at home, says Director of Food Regulation ... More >>
Bootcamps And Mental Health Wellbeing Events Target Young Farmers
Thursday, 27 May 2021, 9:25 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A new initiative is being funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to help improve the wellbeing of young people in rural communities. NZ Young Farmers has been allocated $40,000 to organise events in seven regional areas featuring guest ... More >>
Feedback Sought On Options To Reopen The Kaikōura Pāua Fishery
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 2:17 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Fisheries New Zealand is seeking public feedback on recommendations from the Kaikōura Marine Guardians to reopen the Kaikōura coastline to pāua fishing. Fisheries New Zealand’s Manger for inshore Fisheries South, Allen Frazer says shellfish and seaweed ... More >>
New Programme Part Of $1.15m Effort To Boost Farmers’ Financial And Risk Management Skills
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 10:11 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
New investment by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) will help enhance farmers’ financial risk management skills and prevent business failure. MPI is funding the development of an innovative new programme, which will be piloted in six locations ... More >>
Putting A Local Twist On Durum Wheat
Monday, 10 May 2021, 2:14 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
New Zealanders could be tucking into artisan pasta, pizza and bread made from durum wheat grown in the Wairarapa if a new project indicates there's a market for it. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is contributing $100,000 through its Sustainable ... More >>
New Forestry Scholarships Encourage More People Into A Career In Forestry
Monday, 10 May 2021, 11:29 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service has announced three new Ngā Karahipi Uru Rākau – Forestry Scholarships being offered through Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology in the Bay of Plenty starting 2022. The scholarships will encourage more ... More >>
New Food Technology Brings Vegetables Centre Stage
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 10:52 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is enabling New Zealand to tap into the growing market for plant-based products, where vegetables feature as a ‘centre of the plate’ item. A diverse range of new processed vegetable products is now ... More >>
Research Shows Growth In Tree Stock Sales
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 1:02 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Latest research by Te Uru Rākau - New Zealand Forest Service shows seedling sales hit almost 92 million seedlings in 2020, 3 million more than the year before, says Acting Deputy Director-General Henry Weston. The findings are an annual survey of ... More >>
Head Of Large Farm Company Fined Over NAIT Failure To Register 820 Animals
Monday, 3 May 2021, 3:50 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The chief executive of a large farm business has been fined $3600 for four charges related to failing to register 820 animals under the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme. Kim Phillip Robinson (65) is CEO of Lochiel Farmlands ... More >>
