Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry - Latest News [Page 5]
Consultation begins on forestry schemes review
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 3:35 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has begun consultation on the future shape of forestry schemes that encourage new forest plantings. Schemes included in the review are the Permanent Forest Sink Initiative (PFSI), Afforestation Grant Scheme ... More >>
MAF confirms positive test for kiwifruit bacteria
Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 9:56 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAF) has tonight received the results of sequence testing of bacteria isolates which confirms that Pseudomonas syringae pv. Actinidiae (Psa) is present on a number of vines in a Bay of Plenty orchard. More >>
Farmers forecast ups and downs for primary sectors
Friday, 5 November 2010, 12:58 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s annual Farm Monitoring Overview, which was released today, shows the fluctuating fortunes of the various pastoral and horticultural sectors is likely to continue into 2010/11. More >>
Sustainable Farming Fund celebrates 10 years
Monday, 1 November 2010, 3:52 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Community-led innovation, collaboration, and sustainability are the themes of a new report, Ten Years of Grassroots Action, released today to mark 10 years of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s Sustainable Farming Fund. More >>
MAF grants $1.9M for community irrigation, storage
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 10:53 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) today announced five successful grant recipients under the first funding round of the Community Irrigation Fund’s new detailed design category. More >>
Application Round Four of Primary Growth Closes
Monday, 18 October 2010, 2:27 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Fourteen proposals have been received by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) in the fourth funding round of the Primary Growth Partnership (PGP). More >>
Consultation begins on forest carbon measurement
Friday, 15 October 2010, 2:18 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Consultation has opened on a proposed new approach for owners of post-1989 forest to more accurately assess the carbon absorbed by their trees. More >>
Farm & herd owner information enhances FarmsOnLine
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 12:05 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Some farm and herd owner information held by the Animal Health Board (AHB) will shortly be added to the Ministry of Agriculture's (MAF) national rural property register, following consultation with cattle and deer farmers. More >>
2009 National Animal Ethics Report Released
Friday, 17 September 2010, 11:55 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Notification of the numbers of animals used in research, testing and teaching was released today in the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) Annual Report. More >>
PGP Proposals Sought
Monday, 30 August 2010, 3:03 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Proposals are now being accepted for consideration in Round Four of the Primary Growth Partnership, which closes on Thursday 14 October 2010 at 1pm. More >>
Improved profitability has dairy farmers positive
Monday, 16 August 2010, 2:57 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Dairy farm profitability improved strongly in 2009/10 compared to 2008/09, with the outlook for 2010/11 also positive, but farmer confidence is still fragile according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s (MAF) latest farm monitoring reports. More >>
MAF grants $7.6M for erosion protection
Thursday, 12 August 2010, 3:00 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has allocated two more erosion treatment projects a total of $7.62 million under its Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Hill Country Erosion Fund. More >>
Sheep, beef farm profits fall; farmers expect more
Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 1:45 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Sheep and beef farmer profits have fallen in 2009/10, despite a record lambing percentage in spring 2009, a MAF report shows. More >>
Sentencing for the illegal import of insects
Thursday, 29 July 2010, 4:42 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Two horticulturists, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges related to the illegal importation of the predatory mirid bug, Macrolophus pygmaeus, appeared in the Auckland District Court today for sentencing. More >>
The Māori food sector is on the menu
Monday, 26 July 2010, 2:58 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Representatives from government, Māori business, research and academic communities will gather this month to discuss the Māori food sector. More >>
Foot and Mouth antigen contract renewed
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 4:38 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) has extended its contract with a French manufacturer of Foot and Mouth (FMD) disease antigen and vaccine. More >>
New code sets out principles of cattle welfare
Friday, 25 June 2010, 4:55 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Sheep and Beef Cattle Code of Welfare, issued today by the Minister of Agriculture, encourages all farmers to adopt the highest standards of husbandry, care and handling. Developed by the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC), the code applies ... More >>
Possible GM breach - no grounds for prosecution
Monday, 21 June 2010, 2:35 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has completed its investigation into the discovery late last year of suspected genetically modified Arabidopsis thaliana plants found growing just outside a containment glasshouse on the Plant & Food Research ... More >>
First Primary Growth Partnership funding approved
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 12:15 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Director-General Murray Sherwin today announced the first allocation of funding to industry from the Primary Growth Partnership. More >>
National Exotic Forest Description for 2009
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 5:02 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry today made public the provisional data from its A National Exotic Forest Description (NEFD) report on its website. The NEFD 2009 provisional release provides a detailed description of New Zealand’s planted forests ... More >>