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No spraying of painted apple moth tomorrow
Sunday, 18 August 2002, 11:25 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
For the eighth day running, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has called off targeted aerial spraying against the painted apple moth in west Auckland. Forecasted high winds mean there will not be spraying on Monday, 19 August. More >>
High winds and rain stop spraying again
Sunday, 18 August 2002, 11:05 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
For the seventh day running, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has called off targeted aerial spraying against the painted apple moth in west Auckland. Forecasted high winds and rain mean there will not be spraying on Sunday, 18 August. More >>
Painted Apple Moth No Spraying Today - 17 August
Sunday, 18 August 2002, 11:04 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
More high winds and rain forecast for the Auckland region has forced the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to call off spraying against the painted apple moth in west Auckland for today (Saturday, 17 August). More >>
Statement Dietary Supplements Containing Kava
Sunday, 18 August 2002, 10:44 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Privileged Statement issued under delegated authority from the Director-General of Agriculture and Forestry pursuant to Section 37 of the Food Act 1981 More >>
Entries being called for new journalism award
Thursday, 15 August 2002, 10:36 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Journalists who have written about or reported on any biosecurity issue in the past year are being invited to enter their work for the inaugural Protect New Zealand Biosecurity Journalism Award. More >>
GM Maize Situation Update
Thursday, 15 August 2002, 9:54 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
On Wednesday 7 August 2002, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) was alerted by Pacific Seeds of Australia that they had detected evidence of GM contamination in maize seed grown and harvested in New Zealand earlier this year. More >>
Surveillance shows varroa bee mite has spread
Monday, 12 August 2002, 9:05 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
MAF's varroa surveillance programme for the southern North Island today detected an infestation of the varroa bee mite at an apiary near Hayward's Hill, north of Wellington. Two other infestations of varroa have been found further north - one ... More >>
Joining in the celebration of Conservation Week
Monday, 12 August 2002, 9:00 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Conservation Week is an ideal time to take to heart the message that conservation is everyone's business, says Barry O'Neil, head of MAF Biosecurity. More >>
GM contamination risk investigation
Thursday, 8 August 2002, 9:52 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) was notified yesterday (7 August 2002) about the possible risk of GM contamination of maize seed grown and harvested in New Zealand. More >>
MAF extends GM testing for imported seeds
Monday, 5 August 2002, 2:16 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
New protocols to test imported sweet corn and maize seeds for the presence of genetically modified (GM) seeds will come into force on 1 August 2002. More >>
Privileged Statement under S37 of the Food Act
Friday, 2 August 2002, 10:40 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Privileged Statement issued under delegated authority from the Director-General of Agriculture and Forestry pursuant to Section 37 of the Food Act 1981 More >>
MAF extends GM testing for imported seeds
Thursday, 1 August 2002, 6:15 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
New protocols to test imported sweet corn and maize seeds for the presence of genetically modified (GM) seeds will come into force on 1 August 2002. More >>
Rural labour and skills shortages examined
Wednesday, 31 July 2002, 9:21 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Representatives from agriculture and horticulture industry associations and other related agencies met in Rotorua from 23-24 July 2002 to consider how they could best address the issue of labour and skills shortages in their sector. More >>
Cattle Euthanased In Animal Welfare Investigation
Friday, 26 July 2002, 2:07 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Earl Culham of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Special Investigation Unit said there was no other alternative but to humanely put down the starving cattle. More >>
Salmonella research completed
Thursday, 25 July 2002, 1:02 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Research projects commissioned by MAF and Ministry of Health into a disseminated outbreak of a 'new to New Zealand' strain of Salmonella between 1998 and 2002 have been completed. More >>
Farm profits to decline following boom years
Tuesday, 23 July 2002, 4:23 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Dairy, sheep and beef farmers can expect more subdued profit margins following record years for farm income. More >>
NAEAC 2001 Annual report released
Monday, 15 July 2002, 3:45 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
A survey undertaken last year by the National Animal Ethics Committee (NAEAC) to determine the effectiveness of the animal ethics system received an excellent response. More >>
Boost To Biosecurity Awareness
Friday, 12 July 2002, 1:21 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
New Zealand's first-ever national biosecurity awareness event, Protect New Zealand Week, has been rounded out with the announcement of a new journalism award for "best biosecurity feature". More >>
Proposed Changes To Animal Exports Charges
Tuesday, 9 July 2002, 4:24 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Submissions are being sought on proposed changes to the way in which the Ministry of Agriculture (MAF) recovers costs incurred in the export of live animals, embryos and semen (germplasm). More >>
Significant Breakthrough For Exporters
Monday, 8 July 2002, 4:20 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
A Mutual Recognition Agreement on Good Manufacturing Process has been agreed to between New Zealand and the EC. More >>
