June 2004
- Primary Source - News from MAF May/June Edition
23 June 2004 - Varroa investigation continues
22 June 2004
The varroa investigations currently underway in Oxford and Murchison will continue, despite no further mites being found since the investigation was instigated earlier this month. - "Agriculture
Matters"
21 June 2004
A presentation to Fieldays 2004 by Murray Sherwin Director-General of MAF - Varroa Incursion Update
17 June 2004
Technical experts have identified a range of possible further options. These range from standing down the response, through to destructive sampling of hives in the suspect apiaries, and maintenance of movement controls. - June Rural Bulletin
15 June 2004.
including: Budget 2004, How Judges are Appointed: Discussion Paper, Embryo Donation an Option under Proposed Guidelines, Spam Discussion Paper, Consultation on Biosafety Protocol, Oaths Discussion Paper Released, Agricultural Production Statistics: June 2003 Year, What Kiwis Don't Know About the Treaty, Community Education Funding Changes, Who Do NZers Trust?, NZ Workers Want Pay for Performance, Keeping Safe in Winter - Clothes Dryers, Household Access to the Internet, and Internet Items. - South Island - Varroa Investigation: Questions and Answers
14 June 2004.
An emergency response was declared on 4 June 2003 while the status of the South Island is investigated. - No further finds of varroa in South Island
11 June 2004
There are no signs of varroa infestation in any of the hives checked as part of the South Island varroa investigation initiated on Friday 4 June. - SONZAF May Update
9 June 2004
While this is designed to be a stand-alone publication, it is also intended as an update to the information released in SONZAF 2003. - South Island Varroa Update
8 June 2004
No further signs of the bee pest Varroa destructor were found in hives tested over the weekend following the discovery of a single mite on a North Canterbury property on Friday 4 June. Approximately 100 hives have been checked and no further mites were found. - Strong growth expected in agricultural exports
8 June 2004
New Zealand can expect to see a big increase in the value of our agricultural exports over the next three years along with a slowly depreciating dollar, according to the latest MAF Situation and Outlook for New Zealand Agriculture and Forestry. - Suspect varroa in South Island
4 June 2004
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has imposed movement controls on the North Canterbury region following the detection of the bee pest Varroa destructor. MAF Varroa Programme Coordinator Paul Bolger said that final confirmation of the origin of the mite will not be available until early next week. Nevertheless MAF is taking a precautionary approach. - MAF supervising harvesting and processing of GM maize
4 June 2004
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) today announced that, weather permitting, it expected to see the harvesting and further processing of fields of maize containing low levels of GM material completed in about 14 days time. - Annual report released
3 June 2004
The 2003 National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) Annual Report was issued today. - The Economic Value of Irrigation In New Zealand
2 June 2004
This paper calculates the contribution of existing irrigation to the national economy in 2002/03 and uses the same methodology to estimate the potential contribution of further irrigation development.
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