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Wine industry well placed for big challenges

Thursday, 18 December 2003, 5:15 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

New Zealand wine producers face big challenges in the next few years as the industry becomes characterised by a doubling of export volumes combined with static consumption and worldwide oversupply. More >>

Exports grow but on-farm expenditure to decline

Thursday, 18 December 2003, 5:14 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

MAF's latest Situation and Outlook for New Zealand Agriculture and Forestry (SONZAF) reports reveal a mixed outlook for international prices, with rising export values for agricultural and forestry products over the medium term, but a reduction in agriculture's ... More >>

NZ dollar cuts higher returns for kiwifruit

Thursday, 18 December 2003, 5:13 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

Kiwifruit grower returns jumped 27 percent per tray last year and early season estimates indicate that orchard gate returns will rise again in the year ending March 2004, according to the latest MAF Situation and Outlook for New Zealand Agriculture and ... More >>

Apple production may offset fall in returns

Thursday, 18 December 2003, 5:12 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

Returns to apple growers are expected to fall in 2003/04 for the second successive year but then gradually rise over the medium term as the New Zealand dollar depreciates, according to the latest MAF Situation and Outlook for New Zealand Agriculture and ... More >>

Current Painted Apple Moth Aerial Operation Over

Thursday, 18 December 2003, 4:32 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The current general aerial operation, against the painted apple moth, is now over – Thursday, 18 December. More >>

Difficult outlook for the forestry export sector

Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 2:54 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

Shipping costs and a rising New Zealand dollar point to a gloomy outlook in the short to medium term for forestry exports, according to the latest MAF Situation and Outlook for New Zealand Agriculture and Forestry report. More >>

Exports grow but on-farm expenditure to decline

Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 2:50 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

Beef production falls as land use changes

Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 2:49 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

Beef production is expected to decline by two percent to the year ending September 2004 in line with falling beef cattle numbers, according to MAF's 2003 Situation and Outlook for New Zealand's Agriculture and Forestry (SONZAF) report. More >>

First Painted Apple Moth Summer Operation Over

Monday, 1 December 2003, 2:09 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The first summer aerial operation against the painted apple moth is now over. The operation started at first light this morning, stopped between 8am and 9am for children travelling to school and was completed by 9.40am today – Monday, 1 December. More >>

Strategy to keep South Island varroa free

Friday, 28 November 2003, 11:36 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The final phase of the varroa management programme has culminated in a proposal for keeping the South Island free of this destructive bee pest. More >>

Claims Of moth escapes from Rotorua untrue

Wednesday, 19 November 2003, 12:14 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

Claims that moth pests including painted apple moth, gum leaf skeletoniser and asian gypsy moth have escaped from Forest Research’s quarantine facility in Rotorua are untrue, MAF Forest Biosecurity Director Peter Thomson said today. More >>

Claims Of moth escapes from Rotorua untrue

Tuesday, 18 November 2003, 9:31 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

Continued Apple Moth treatment essential

Thursday, 13 November 2003, 11:41 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The campaign to rid Auckland of the painted apple moth continues over summer with an aerial operation targeting five high-risk areas. More >>

No PAM Spring Aerial Operation Thursday 13 Nov.

Wednesday, 12 November 2003, 3:43 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The current spring aerial operation against the painted apple moth will NOT resume tomorrow –Thursday 13 November. Forecast high winds and rain have caused the aerial operation to stay on hold until conditions improve. More >>

PAM Spring Aerial Operation Suspended 11 Nov.

Tuesday, 11 November 2003, 3:45 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The current spring aerial operation against the painted apple moth was suspended today – Tuesday, 11 November - due to high winds. More >>

MAF quarantine intercepts major tree disease

Friday, 7 November 2003, 4:08 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry today announced that it had destroyed a consignment of Douglas fir cuttings imported in February 2003 from the United States, which was contained in a secure quarantine facility at Kaiapoi near Christchurch. More >>

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