Displaying items by tag: Ministry for Primary Industries

Federated Farmers has confirmed it has received a threat to sabotage New Zealand infant formula with the pesticide 1080.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 24 February 2015 09:27

Fruit Fly restrictions continue

The Ministry for Primary Industries has confirmed a fourth fruit fly in Grey Lynn and believes it to be part of the same localised population as previous detections.

Published in General News
Thursday, 19 February 2015 15:55

Dairy farmers still waiting for good news

Expect the volatility in the international dairy market to be around for some time.

Published in General News
Thursday, 19 February 2015 09:30

Fruit fly find launches investigation

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has launched an investigation in the central Auckland suburb of Grey Lynn after the discovery of a single male Queensland fruit fly on Monday.

Published in General News
Thursday, 19 February 2015 00:00

More China dairy concerns?

The Ministry for Primary Industries denies holding ‘special’ meetings with New Zealand dairy product makers in the light of claims that China has rejected 60 batches of our dairy products in the past year.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 18 February 2015 10:52

It’s official: drought!

Official declaration that the South Island’s drought is a medium-scale adverse event has been widely welcomed by farmers and their representatives.

Published in General News
Thursday, 12 February 2015 12:52

Drought declared in South Island

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has today officially declared the drought conditions on the east coast of the South Island as being a medium-scale adverse event.

Published in General News
Thursday, 12 February 2015 09:52

Minister welcomes review of PGP

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has welcomed the findings of an independent report into the Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) by the Office of the Auditor-General.

Published in General News
Monday, 09 February 2015 00:00

MPI looks to increase fees to industry

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is proposing to raise its charges for food safety and biosecurity services.

Published in Agribusiness
Thursday, 05 February 2015 10:00

Setting dairying women on the right path

Two participants of the Agri-Women's Development Trust's (AWDT) new pilot programme say they have come away feeling empowered and confident in the running of their dairy farming businesses.

Published in General News
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