The Mycoplasma bovis programme continues to make good progress towards the eradication of the disease from New Zealand, according to MPI. All properties in the high-risk area in Wakanui, which […]
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Hosts getting ready for Open Farms 2023
Federated Farmers is supporting Open Farms 2023 to help connect urban Kiwis with the people and places that grow their food. Inspired by the ‘Open Farm Sunday’ idea in the […]
Food and fibre export revenue forecast to reach $55 billion
MPI’s Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries (SOPI) shows food and fibre export revenue is forecast to grow to a record level of $55 billion this year, up 3% from […]
FMD and wild animals: What’s the risk?
Concerns about the increase in wild populations of deer and pigs – and the potential threat of them spreading foot and mouth disease (FMD) – have been raised by farmers. […]
Government, industry sign agricultural emissions reduction partnership
The Ministry for Primary Industries, ANZCO Foods, Fonterra, Ngāi Tahu Holdings, Ravensdown, Silver Fern Farms and Synlait have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at reducing agricultural emissions. The companies, together […]
M. bovis cull planned for Mid-Canterbury feedlot
MPI’s Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) eradication programme is targeting the sole pocket of confirmed infection with depopulation starting on a Mid-Canterbury feedlot from October 13 and strict new biosecurity measures […]
Feds V-P impressed with stepped up Foot & Mouth precautions
Steps to ramp up protections already in place against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) breaching our borders have impressed Federated Farmers Vice-President Wayne Langford. In the wake of the FMD […]
Honey production and yields fall while export volumes remain buoyant for the 2020/21 year
New Zealand’s national honey production in the 2020/2021 season was down 24% on the previous season and the average honey yield per hive fell 18%, according to the 2021 Apiculture […]
Graduate vets receive MPI funding to work in rural areas
Thirty-four graduate vets are being placed in rural areas, from Kaitaia in the far North to Gore in Southland, through the Government’s Voluntary Bonding Scheme for Veterinarians (VBS) Agriculture and […]
Government backs rural driver licensing support programme
From the Minister for Rural Communities - Damien O’Connor The Government has committed an extra $600,000 in funding to support driver licensing and education programmes in rural communities across Aotearoa, […]
