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Increased opportunities for forest industry
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 11:24 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
A steady increase in regional wood availability will lead to new opportunities for the Northland wood processing sector and the wider community, say the authors of the latest wood availability forecast report. More >>
Opportunity For Central North Is. Forest Industry
Monday, 7 December 2009, 2:39 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
A steady increase in regional wood availability will lead to new opportunities for the Central North Island (CNI) wood processing sector and the wider community, say the authors of the latest wood availability forecast report. The Ministry of Agriculture ... More >>
MAF inspections of Crafar farms complete
Friday, 9 October 2009, 3:15 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Inspections by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) of all 22 Crafar-owned properties have concluded, MAF Director-General Murray Sherwin announced today. “Over the course of the last week, MAF animal welfare inspectors, assisted by New Zealand ... More >>
Primary sectors ride out recession: MAF report
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 11:28 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
New Zealand’s primary sectors have ridden out the global recession remarkably well, according to the annual Situation and Outlook for New Zealand Agriculture and Forestry (SONZAF), launched in Wellington today. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry ... More >>
‘Yes’ For Hillcountry Funding
Thursday, 9 July 2009, 12:16 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Taranaki has won extra money for environmental work in the face of widespread funding cutbacks. The region will receive nearly $1.1 million over four years from a three-year-old Government sustainable land management fund – the full allocation sought by the ... More >>
MAF reviews border operations
Tuesday, 7 July 2009, 5:26 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) is reviewing its operations at the border in the light of a significant drop in trade and passenger volumes in the current worldwide economic downturn. More >>
MAF considers bee imports report
Monday, 6 July 2009, 4:11 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has received and is giving careful consideration to an independent panel report on the requirements governing future imports of bee products from Australia. More >>
Stock driver’s angry outburst ends in Court
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 5:22 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
A Waipukarau truck driver pleaded guilty and was sentenced in the Hastings District Court today for the ill treatment of a lamb in his care. He was fined $800 and ordered to pay court costs of $130. Tony Millar, a driver for a Waipukarau stock transport ... More >>
MAF grants $2M for new Kyoto forests; applications
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 12:07 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has awarded $2 million to 17 recipients to establish new forests, and is calling for further applications. The grants are part of the Afforestation Grant Scheme (AGS), a grant for landowners of non-forested ... More >>
Farmers likely to face challenging year ahead
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 9:44 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Farmers recovering from drought are likely to have a challenging year due to rising costs coupled with economic uncertainty, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s latest report. More >>
$11.75m for Sustainable Farming Fund
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 4:30 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
On Friday 14 November, the new funding round for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s (MAF’s) Sustainable Farming Fund (SFF) opens. More >>
Prosecutions for cutting down native trees
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 11:25 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
MAF has successfully prosecuted a Northland milling company and its director for contravening an approval to harvest and mill native timber for personal use. More >>
$1.4m for erosion protection and research
Friday, 31 October 2008, 3:48 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has allocated two more erosion treatment projects a total of $1.4 million under its Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Hill Country Erosion Fund. More >>
NZ growers show resilience despite challenges
Monday, 6 October 2008, 3:20 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
New Zealand growers are showing their resilience and flexibility despite changing economic conditions, says a report launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) today. More >>
$0.93m granted for forests; call for applications
Thursday, 25 September 2008, 4:04 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Afforestation Grant Scheme’s (AGS) first public tender round has granted nine recipients a total $927,000 to plant new forests; and further applications are being called for, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) announced today. More >>
Increased opportunities for Hawkes Bay forestry
Wednesday, 17 September 2008, 2:57 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) today released its Hawkes Bay Forest Industry and Wood Availability Forecasts Report that indicates an increase in wood availability in the region after 2016 and increased opportunities for the sector. More >>
Collaboration at carbon footprinting workshop
Friday, 12 September 2008, 10:55 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
More than 100 participants from government, industry and research institutes from around New Zealand attended a first of its kind workshop in Wellington this week to learn, share and look into strategies on greenhouse gas (GHG) footprinting. More >>
$0.39m for community irrigation and water storage
Monday, 25 August 2008, 4:22 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) today announced seven successful grant recipients under its first funding round of the Community Irrigation Fund (CIF) which provides support to promoters of community irrigation and water storage schemes. More >>
Dairy underpins agriculture’s economic importance
Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 5:52 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is predicting the strength of the dairy sector will reinforce agriculture’s cornerstone position in the New Zealand economy over the next five years. More >>
Deer Agent fined for illegal develveting
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 4:18 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) welcomes todays conviction’s of Noel Cudby in the Wellington District Court for the de-velveting of deer without adequate pain relief and the required approvals. More >>
