December 2007
- Sustainable Farming Fund targets climate change
14 December 2007
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Jim Anderton today announced additional funding of $2 million a year for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s (MAF’s) Sustainable Farming Fund (SFF) to invest in projects specifically relating to climate change. - MAF Policy News Issue 7, December 2007
This newsletter gives an up-to-date look at the latest news from the agriculture and forestry sectors. The Emissions Trading Scheme is progressed and the most recent policy publications highlighted: the Pastoral Monitoring Report, Otago and Southland wood availability forecasts, a new forestry Statistical Release as well as a new guide from the Indigenous Forestry Unit. - Challenging Year for Pastoral Sectors
7 December 2007
Following a tough year for the pastoral sector, financial prospects for dairy and deer farmers are looking good for 2007/08, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s (MAF) new annual Pastoral Monitoring Report. - Fresh Southern Salt Marsh Mosquito Find in Marlborough
3 December 2007
There has been a further find of southern salt marsh mosquito larvae in the Wairau area, says the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s biosecurity agency, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ).
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Pastoral House
25 The Terrace
PO Box 2526, Wellington
Tel: +64 4 894 0100
Fax: +64 4 894 0720
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