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Survey of antimicrobial resistant foodborne bacteria

Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 5:04 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

A new Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) survey has shown no human health implications from antimicrobial resistance in New Zealand food-producing animals and fresh produce. More >>

Antimicrobial resistant foodborne bacteria survey pleasing

Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 1:23 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

A new Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) survey has shown no human health implications from antimicrobial resistance in New Zealand food-producing animals and fresh produce. More >>

Primary sectors well positioned to take advantage of demand

Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 3:09 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

Broad-based, steady and sustainable demand for many agricultural commodities is expected to underpin New Zealand's export income for the medium term, a Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry report shows. More >>

1 November Mandatory Cattle Tagging Deferred

Thursday, 26 May 2011, 1:37 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

NAIT Limited and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) today announced mandatory implementation of the national animal identification and tracing (NAIT) scheme will be deferred to next year. More >>

MAF to defend Import Health Standards for pork imports

Thursday, 26 May 2011, 11:29 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) will be defending in court its decision to allow the importation of fresh uncooked pork from Canada, the EU, Mexico and the USA. More >>

NAWAC Annual Report Released

Monday, 16 May 2011, 9:31 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) issued its 2010 Annual Report today. The development and review of codes of welfare was the main focus of NAWAC’s work in 2010. More >>

Investment of $1.7m in Manuka honey research

Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 11:36 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) has awarded funding to a Manuka honey industry consortium seeking to improve the reliability of supply and yields of medical grade Manuka honey. More >>

Successful Sustainable Farming Fund grants announced

Thursday, 5 May 2011, 1:02 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s Sustainable Farming Fund (SFF) has approved funding for 71 new grants totalling $9.5 million over three years to support grass roots action by farmers, growers and foresters. More >>

More accurate science improves agriculture’s GHG profile

Friday, 15 April 2011, 2:35 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has revised down its projections for New Zealand’s agricultural greenhouse gas emissions due to advances in the scientific methodology used to calculate them. Emissions from agriculture are now projected ... More >>

Final Release Of NZ’s National Exotic Forest Description

Friday, 15 April 2011, 9:47 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) today released the National Exotic Forest Description (NEFD) 2010 report, confirming the provisional figures as at 1 April 2010, released late last year. More >>

MAF monitoring Japanese food imports

Thursday, 24 March 2011, 5:11 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is actively monitoring the emergency situation in Japan, and in particular the safety of food imports from Japan to New Zealand. More >>

Forestry Field Measurement Approach approved for mid-year

Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 12:13 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

New regulations will see large forest owners in the Emissions Trading Scheme using personalised carbon measurement information for their emissions returns, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry says. The Field Measurement Approach (FMA) will be compulsory ... More >>

MAF and iwi to check effectiveness of sea squirt removal

Friday, 18 March 2011, 3:07 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and Northland iwi are back on the coastline next week to measure the effectiveness of last year’s trial removal of an invasive sea squirt from some Far North shorelines. MAF Senior Marine Adviser ... More >>

Trim Latte With Boiled Water, Thanks

Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 12:05 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is reminding food businesses in Christchurch that the city-wide boil water notice also applies to coffee machines. More >>

Unprecedented response for the 2011 Vet Bonding Scheme

Thursday, 3 March 2011, 9:48 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry today announced that all 30 places in the 2011 round of the Government's Voluntary Bonding Scheme for Veterinarians have been filled. More >>

MAF issues 10 millionth forestry carbon credit

Monday, 21 February 2011, 11:59 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has issued 10 million New Zealand Units (NZUs) to participants in the Emissions Trading Scheme since the first returns were processed in early 2009. More >>

Cadmium in Soils to Be Actively Managed

Friday, 11 February 2011, 9:58 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) yesterday announced a proactive strategy to manage the gradual cadmium build-up in New Zealand’s agricultural soils. MAF’s Director of Natural Resources Policy, Mike Jebson says cadmium is a naturally occurring ... More >>

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