September 2006
- Fishermen reminded about didymo precautions for upcoming season
29 September 2006
With the fishing season due to start on Sunday (October 1), Biosecurity New Zealand is reminding fishermen and other recreational freshwater users of the importance of cleaning their equipment between waterways. - Snow clear-up nears end
26 September 2006
Three and a half months on, farmers in Mid and South Canterbury are close to repairing the damage done to their farms by the June snowstorm, according to the government agencies that have been assisting in the recovery. - Grim year for sheep and beef sector, but outlook more positive
22 September 2006
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. - MAF begins consultation on process for recovery from adverse events
21 September 2006
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. - Small forest owners will have big impact in Nelson/Marlborough
20 September 2006
Small forest growers will have a major impact on future wood availability in the Nelson/Marlborough region, creating both opportunities and challenges, reports the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF). - New Zealand broiler welfare standards are world-class
19 September 2006
Research into the welfare of commercial broiler chickens in New Zealand has found that welfare standards are equal or superior to that of broilers kept elsewhere. - MAF detects fruit fly eggs at the border
13 September 2006
A number of cucumber fruit fly eggs (Tephritidae Bactrocera cucumis) were found on Monday 11 September in a rock melon consignment from Australia. - New Zealanders comfortable with the use of animals for research, testing and teaching
13 September 2006
A national survey into New Zealanders' attitudes towards the use of animals in research, testing and teaching (RTT), commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), has provided important new information about what New Zealanders really think about the use of animals in RTT. - MAF welcomes sentencing for ill treatment of cattle
12 September 2006
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) applauds the sentencing handed down today in the Napier District Court to a farm manger for the wilful ill-treatment of cattle in two separate incidents on a Te Pohue dairy farm five months apart. - From otter spotters to Red vented bulbul bird watchers
8 September 2006
Not long ago Aucklanders were keeping their eyes peeled for Jin the escaped Auckland Zoo otter. Now they're again being asked to report sightings of red-vented bulbul birds. - Varroa Update 13
7 September 2006
Biosecurity New Zealand and the South Island Varroa Control Group will start the first phase of an agreed programme to eliminate varroa from the Nelson area this week, senior policy analyst Paul Bolger said today. - Government Release: Time to be more prepared for adverse weather events
5 September 2006
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has completed a draft review of the On-farm Adverse Events Recovery Framework. - 2005 National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) Annual Report Released
5 September 2006
Notification of the numbers of animals used in research, testing and teaching was released today, in the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) Annual Report. - Didymo Monitoring detects 5 Rivers
1 September 2006
Biosecurity New Zealand's latest 100 high-risk site didymo monitoring survey has been completed with five new detections – all of them in previously affected catchments or in rivers close by.
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Pastoral House
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PO Box 2526, Wellington
Tel: +64 4 894 0100
Fax: +64 4 894 0720
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