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MAF And NUPE Meet
Thursday, 22 February 2001, 11:07 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and the National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) met yesterday (Wednesday 21 February) in a mediation process that began soon after 2pm and was not completed until after midnight. More >>
Sultry Conditions Signal Facial Eczema Risk
Wednesday, 21 February 2001, 3:46 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is advising farmers on higher risk farms to take measures to prevent facial eczema. The recent warm humid conditions are likely to mean the start of the main risk period for facial eczema in many districts, especially ... More >>
New Pay Offer For MAF Vets
Friday, 16 February 2001, 1:33 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has released the details of its latest offer to its striking vets. More >>
Employment Court Restrains MAF Vets From Striking
Monday, 12 February 2001, 10:14 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Employment Court today (09 February) made an order restraining MAF Verification Authority vets from striking until Tuesday (13 February). More >>
Routine survey of tomato growers underway
Friday, 9 February 2001, 1:46 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The New Zealand Vegetable and Potato Growers' Federation (VegFed) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) are working together to determine if the potato spindle tuber viroid, which affects potatoes and tomatoes, is present in commercial ... More >>
Varroa Planning Group Meets
Thursday, 8 February 2001, 4:56 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry officials met with industry leaders last week to discuss long term measures for managing the impact of the varroa bee mite. More >>
Revised Used Vehicle Import Standard Presented
Thursday, 8 February 2001, 4:54 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
A revised import health standard for used cars was presented to industry and interested parties yesterday by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF). More >>
Interim Injunction To Prevent Strike Action
Monday, 5 February 2001, 11:27 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Employment Court today (2 February) granted an interim injunction, to prevent strike action by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) Verification Agency vets, until after a substantive hearing on February 8 and 9. More >>
Deer Velvet Imports Suspended From Canada
Thursday, 1 February 2001, 4:51 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Deer velvet imports from Canada have been suspended by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry as a precaution after new surveillance showed that chronic wasting disease (CWD) may be more widespread in Canada's farmed elk industry than previously thought. More >>
NZ Pets Can To Enter UK Without Quarantine
Monday, 29 January 2001, 11:51 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
New Zealand cats and dogs meeting certain conditions will be allowed to enter the United Kingdom without undertaking a six-month quarantine period once there. More >>
MAF appeals for union to delay strike action
Friday, 26 January 2001, 10:07 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is appealing for its vets to delay strike action and return to talks. More >>
Professor Quigley Report On Dairy Merger
Wednesday, 24 January 2001, 2:04 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Evaluation of the December 2000 Dairy Industry Merger Package From The Perspective of Competition Policy Economics and Law Consulting Limited 11 January 2001 More >>
Livestock Travelling Inter-Island To Be Checked
Wednesday, 24 January 2001, 11:58 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and SPCA animal welfare inspectors are checking the welfare of all livestock waiting to be loaded onto the inter-island ferries departing Wellington and Picton this week. More >>
MAF Investigates Illegal Release Of Parrots
Thursday, 7 December 2000, 10:12 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is advising people who have obtained certain exotic parrot species that such birds may have been illegally released from quarantine in 1997. More >>
Checks For Dutch Elm Disease Start In Auckland
Tuesday, 5 December 2000, 2:37 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
All elm trees within the greater Auckland district will again be checked for signs of Dutch elm disease, starting today. More >>
Search For Freeman's Bay Snake Over
Tuesday, 5 December 2000, 11:17 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The hunt for the elusive snake in Freeman's Bay in Auckland has been called off after a member of the public came forward claiming to have lost a snakeskin in the vicinity of the area where the Freeman's Bay snakeskin was found. More >>
Identification Requirements For HGP Treated Cattle
Monday, 4 December 2000, 2:16 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Farmers using hormonal growth promotants (HGPs) should now find it easier to comply with the new identification requirements for cattle treated on or from 30 November with these substances. More >>
New Zealand Free Of Brucella Canis
Thursday, 30 November 2000, 11:52 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
A MAF investigation has concluded that New Zealand is free of Brucella canis, the cause of canine brucellosis. More >>
Gypsy Moth Not A Threat To NZ Native Trees
Tuesday, 28 November 2000, 1:01 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
New Zealand's native trees do not appeal to gypsy moth, according to the results of research commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to assess the risk posed by the exotic pest to New Zealand's forests. More >>
Californian Grapes Present Low Risk
Tuesday, 28 November 2000, 1:00 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
There is a very low probability of Pierce's Disease making it into New Zealand, via the glassy winged sharp shooter, in Californian table grapes, says the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The insect, the glassy winged sharp shooter (Homoalodisca ... More >>
