By Stuart Anderson, Director of the Mycoplasma bovis Programme A question asked frequently of the Mycoplasma bovis Programme after a detect result from our bulk tank milk screening, is around the sample sizes when on-farm blood testing is carried out. Bulk tank milk samples are taken at the pick-up of milk from each dairy supplier […]
Biosecurity
Working better together – Fish & Game and Federated Farmers
A ‘goodwill meeting’ held between the boards of Federated Farmers and Fish & Game has signaled an attempt to calm the troubled waters between the two organisations. However, the initiative has raised some eyebrows among freshwater campaigners. Six members of the NZ Fish & Game Council met with their counterparts from Federated Farmers at the […]
Pulling together to beat biosecurity threats
The discovery of a new cluster of Mycoplasma bovis in Canterbury is a reminder our battle to eliminate this cattle disease is ongoing. With cattle on two farms testing positive last week, it means a total of seven farms in the province are infected, with another 146 properties around New Zealand under active surveillance. On […]
Rotorua Lakes Council – A no show on Biodiversity
THE NATIONAL POLICY STATEMENT FOR INDIGENOUS BIODIVERSITY received over 7000 submissions – But nothing from the Rotorua Lakes Council, Federated Farmers lodged a substantial 200-page submission on the NPSIB after their analysis of the proposals triggered serious concern as to whether regional and district councils had the resources, both in terms of staff and dollars, […]