February 2008
- MAF Biosecurity New Zealand holds meeting to discuss methyl bromide alternatives
28 February 2008
Twenty eight possible alternatives to the ozone depleting gas methyl bromide came under scrutiny yesterday as over 90 government and industry representatives met in Wellington to review the alternatives to methyl bromide use at our borders. - Ocean floor cleaned as part of Tasman Bay biosecurity operation
27 February 2008
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) is arranging to dredge an area of seabed in Tasman Bay early next week to reduce the risk posed by marine organisms that fell on the ocean floor during the cleaning of an oil rig there late last year. - Rural Proofing
27 February 2008
Rural Proofing is a process designed to assist central government agencies to identify, consider and take into account the needs and circumstances of the rural community when developing and implementing policy and when undertaking consultation. - MAF works with nursery industry to limit pest weed spread
25 February 2008
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's biosecurity arm, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) is today working in close co-operation with the nursery and gardening industry to limit the distribution of suspected pest weeds through contaminated imported coconut fibre. - MAF Policy News - Issue 8
19 February 2008
Read the latest news from the agriculture and forestry sectors: the new Programmes Directorate is taking shape, walking access is moving forward and the Raw Milk Review is into its second stage. We also feature new wood availability forecasts from Hawkes Bay and the East Coast. - East Coast wood availability forecasts for the period 2007–2040
18 February 2008
The East Coast Wood Supply Region has an extensive forest growing industry with considerable potential for future utilisation and development. To assist with future forest industry planning, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has compiled wood availability forecasts covering the period 2007 to 2040. - New wood availability forecasts for the Hawkes Bay will inform regional planning
13 February 2008
New wood availability forecasts for the Hawkes Bay compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) will assist with future regional planning for the forest industry and provide infrastructure agencies with credible data for future planning, says John Vaney, Regional Team Leader with MAF Policy in Rotorua.
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