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Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry - Latest News [Page 12]
Forecast good for the country’s primary producers
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 11:47 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) forecasters say prospects are on the up for most of the country’s farmers, growers and foresters. More >>
Beef and veal production up and prices high
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 11:32 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Beef and veal production rose for the year ended September 2004, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s latest situation and forecasting report on the sector. More >>
Growth in milk production and exports predicted
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 11:27 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Lower dairy payouts over the next few seasons, and rising production of both milk and all major dairy products are just part of the outlook for the New Zealand dairy industry, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF). More >>
Sheep meat production and prices tipped to rise
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 11:13 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s (MAF) latest Situation and Outlook for New Zealand Agriculture and Forestry (SONZAF) report into sheep meat production projects a positive future for the country’s sheep farmers. More >>
Mixed times ahead for country’s forest industries
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 12:34 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) forecasters expect export volumes for logs to increase only slightly over the next two years, as harvests slowly pick up again following a much-reduced harvest this year but by 2007/08 exports are likely ... More >>
Further call for flood relief applications
Thursday, 25 November 2004, 5:30 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is encouraging lower North Island farmers, growers and foresters affected by the February and/or August 2004 floods to submit their applications for relief funding as soon as they can. More >>
Summit ponders progress on biosecurity strategy
Thursday, 18 November 2004, 9:50 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Some 200 biosecurity experts have gathered in Auckland to discuss progress on a far-reaching strategy to better protect New Zealand from imported pests and diseases. More >>
MAF launches Biosecurity New Zealand
Monday, 1 November 2004, 12:51 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
A new agency called Biosecurity New Zealand is about to start making life tougher for pests and bugs. More >>
Fraser High School compensation claim assessed
Wednesday, 29 September 2004, 10:04 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has informed Hamilton’s Fraser High School that its compensation claim for the cost of relief teachers to cover staff absences during the 2003 Asian Gypsy Moth eradication operation has not been accepted, ... More >>
Help with forest replanting following floods
Monday, 20 September 2004, 11:18 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is calling for applications for assistance from farmers and foresters whose forest stands were damaged by February’s lower North Island floods. More >>
Entries for Journalism Awards to close soon
Thursday, 9 September 2004, 10:48 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry are inviting journalists from all media organisations to enter the Protect New Zealand Journalism Awards to be held this coming October. More >>
Definition of "adult cattle" changes
Monday, 6 September 2004, 4:59 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) today announced that it had changed the definition for adult cattle under the Biosecurity (Bovine Tuberculosis – Cattle Levy) Amendment Order 2004, effectively exempting bobby calf owners a processing ... More >>
Payouts made under Agricultural Recovery Programme
Thursday, 2 September 2004, 2:36 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The first payments to flood affected farmers in the lower North Island will be made this week to dairy farmers in the Manawatu and Wanganui areas. More >>
Water bird survey starts at Thames
Tuesday, 24 August 2004, 1:41 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
A sampling programme for water birds in the Firth of Thames got underway over the weekend. More >>
South Island varroa response completed
Wednesday, 11 August 2004, 3:18 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Final testing of sticky boards from the Canterbury region was completed on Tuesday with no further detections of the bee-killing mite. More >>
MAF selects new IT services provider
Wednesday, 4 August 2004, 9:11 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) today announced that it has entered into contract negotiations with Unisys New Zealand Ltd as its new preferred IT infrastructure services provider. More >>
Canterbury Varroa Movement Controls Lifted
Tuesday, 27 July 2004, 2:53 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The controlled area currently covering the whole of North Canterbury has been reduced to a 10km zone around the Oxford property at the centre of the varroa investigation. More >>
Olympic torch made from sustainable timber
Thursday, 22 July 2004, 3:54 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Sustainably-managed native maple beech supplied by Southland sawmilling firm Lindsay and Dixon features in 12,000 torches which runners are using to carry the Olympic flame around the world and ultimately to Athens in August. More >>
Varroa movement controls to change
Tuesday, 20 July 2004, 4:01 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry plans to reduce South Island varroa movement controls as no varroa have been found since the investigation started in June. More >>
Advisory Committee Annual Report Released
Thursday, 15 July 2004, 11:04 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Eleven reviews of organisations involved in the use of animals for research, testing or teaching were completed during 2003. More >>
