Displaying items by tag: Biosecurity

Low-traffic quarantine facilities may be reduced under the latest move by the Ministry for Primary Industries to stop unwanted pests and diseases from entering New Zealand.

The biosecurity research partnership between Australia and New Zealand was highlighted at a fruit fly research workshop in Auckland on Wednesday.

Tomatoes NZ is the latest industry group to sign up to a biosecurity partnership with government.

A UK expert has warned that less-than-ideal onfarm biosecurity in NZ could lead to a more widespread outbreak in the event of a serious animal disease epidemic here.

Biosecurity is too important for our sector to ignore.

Ups and downs in income are a tough issue for businesses in the primary sector.

Federated Farmers is disappointed to learn that a fourth line of fodder beet seed has been confirmed as being contaminated with velvetleaf.

A biosecurity risk to the New Zealand wine industry is very much a case of when.

The Ministry for Primary Industries is giving New Zealand schools a chance to name one of its six new bisecurity puppies.

The recent incursion of the invasive weed velvetleaf is a timely reminder of the importance of biosecurity and machinery hygiene practices.