Displaying items by tag: Ministry for Primary Industries

Wednesday, 16 December 2015 11:03

Soil needs more love

A report on the state of New Zealand soils has expressed great concern about the disproportionate amount of high-quality land being used for urban development.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 15 December 2015 13:21

Wool research gets funding boost

'New Uses for Wool' will be the focus of a seven-year wool research consortium

Published in General News
Tuesday, 15 December 2015 11:01

First drop in dairy cattle since 2005

The number of dairy cattle has dropped for the first time since 2005, says Statistics New Zealand.

Published in General News
Thursday, 10 December 2015 09:34

Further recall of frozen berries

FSL Foods is voluntarily recalling other Fruzio products to provide extra assurance to its customers.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 08 December 2015 08:55

Outrage over bobby calves treatment

Outrage is how Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy describes his reaction to the treatment of bobby calves on Waikato dairy farms.

Published in General News
Friday, 04 December 2015 09:48

MPI recalls frozen berries

The Ministry for Primary Industries has recalled the brand of frozen berries associated with the increased risk from Hepatitis A.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 01 December 2015 10:13

Name infected berries - O’Connor

The Ministry for Primary Industries must name the imported berry products linked to Hepatitis A and recall them, says Labour's Primary Industry spokesman Damien O'Connor.

Published in General News
Monday, 30 November 2015 12:38

MPI ‘appalled’ by bobby calf treatment

The Ministry for Primary Industries is investigating the alleged mistreatment of bobby calves that were the subject of a television programme last night following receipt of footage that was aired on the programme.

Published in General News
Thursday, 12 November 2015 11:30

20 years for biosecurity detector dog programme

MPI celebrates 20 years since the birth of its biosecurity detector dog programme with a giant cake at the Christchurch A&P Show today.

Published in General News
Thursday, 05 November 2015 13:12

Forestry joins biosecurity club

The forestry industry has become the sixth industry group to join the Government Industry Agreement (GIA) biosecurity partnership.

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