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Bull unfit for transport
Thursday, 31 May 2007, 12:52 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
A livestock dealer pleaded guilty to one charge, under the Animal Welfare Act 1999, in the Hamilton District Court yesterday for transporting an animal in an unfit condition. More >>
Farm worker’s neglect kills horses
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 2:50 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s (MAF) Animal Welfare Investigation Team welcomed the sentence handed down in the Gisborne District Court today to a farm manager for the neglect of horses in his care. More >>
Irate herd manager assaults heifers with quad bike
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 1:04 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Animal Welfare Investigation Team welcomed the sentencing handed down in the Balclutha District Court today to a herd manager for the ill-treatment of animals. More >>
New code sets out principles of care for deer
Friday, 18 May 2007, 10:55 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Deer Code of Welfare, issued yesterday by the Minister of Agriculture, aims to encourage all deer farmers to adopt the highest standards of husbandry, care and handling. It sets out general principles of care and is enhanced by Deer Industry ... More >>
Climate Change - Extension of public meetings
Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 9:26 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The government is holding three extra public meetings on the Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change discussion document. More >>
Didymo in Queenstown Bay
Thursday, 8 February 2007, 9:26 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Didymo has been detected in Queenstown Bay in Lake Wakatipu, Biosecurity New Zealand and the Queenstown Lakes District Council announced today. More >>
MAF releases imported corn seed report
Thursday, 1 February 2007, 4:17 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) Director-General Murray Sherwin today released the final report by David Oughton into the circumstances associated with the imports of genetically modified corn seeds in late 2006. More >>
Anderton announces National Lamb Day
Friday, 26 January 2007, 2:17 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Minister of Agriculture Jim Anderton announced that February 15, 2007 is to be National Lamb Day, marking the 125th anniversary of one of the most significant milestones in New Zealand's meat industry. More >>
Didymo Found In Takaka
Sunday, 31 December 2006, 3:08 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The invasive algae didymo has been confirmed in the Takaka River in the Nelson region, Biosecurity New Zealand’s Incursion Response Manager David Hayes said today. More >>
Initial feedback on sweet corn import processes
Friday, 22 December 2006, 10:39 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has received initial feedback from reviewer David Oughton on his work in reviewing the circumstances that led to the recent importation of sweet corn seed with low level presence of GM. More >>
GM import standards to be reviewed
Monday, 11 December 2006, 5:07 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has commissioned an independent enquiry into the circumstances surrounding recent imports of sweet corn seeds. More >>
Farmer sentenced for ill-treatment of family pet
Friday, 8 December 2006, 1:13 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) welcomes the sentencing handed down in the Huntly District Court this week to a Taupiri farmer for ill-treating an animal and failing to provide assistance. More >>
Sweet corn investigation update 1
Tuesday, 5 December 2006, 5:08 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is confident it has located all of the sweet corn that was cleared at the border in October and November 2006, but later determined to present a risk of containing genetically modified (GM) material at extremely low ... More >>
MAF investigates GM sweet corn importation
Friday, 1 December 2006, 4:27 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is investigating the importation of genetically modified (GM) sweet corn that was inadvertently cleared by MAF’s Quarantine Service in October 2006. More >>
MAF welcomes fine for unregistered sawmill
Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 9:52 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) welcomes the sentence handed down on Monday in the Wanganui District Court to Peter Michael Knuth for using an unregistered sawmill to mill indigenous timber. More >>
Excellence in the humane use of animal research
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 2:44 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
A senior lecturer in veterinary neurophysiology at Massey University has been selected as the recipient of the 2006 National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) Three Rs Award. More >>
Funding rural projects for sustainable futures
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 2:43 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The government’s fund for supporting the sustainable growth of New Zealand’s primary industries is now open for new proposals for the 2007/08 year. More >>
Feedback sought on draft code for dairy cattle
Friday, 3 November 2006, 11:40 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Minimum standards of welfare and recommended best practices for anyone responsible for dairy cattle are outlined in a new draft code of welfare to be released by the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) tomorrow. More >>
Grim year for sheep, beef sector, outlook positive
Friday, 22 September 2006, 10:11 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s (MAF) 2006 monitoring report into the status of the sheep and beef farming sectors reports a tough past year, but some optimism about the near future. The author of the Sheep and Beef Monitoring Report, ... More >>
Process for recovery from adverse events
Thursday, 21 September 2006, 9:13 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is seeking public input to into the development of a new process for recovering from the effects of adverse events on commercial agriculture, horticulture, viticulture and forestry properties. More >>
