Displaying items by tag: Biosecurity

Monday, 26 September 2016 06:55

Tourism ‘flippant’ on biosecurity

The tourism sector appears flippant both on the risk their industry poses through arriving passengers, and the importance of biosecurity, Horticulture New Zealand says.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 21 September 2016 08:55

Compensation clarification

Compensation issues need to be clarified in the government’s biosecurity response guide, says a new report on New Zealand’s veterinary services.

Published in General News
Monday, 19 September 2016 07:44

Little used quarantine facilities may go

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.

Published in General News
Friday, 16 September 2016 06:55

Trans-tasman partnership strengthens biosecurity

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

Published in General News
Thursday, 08 September 2016 13:19

Tomatoes sign up on biosecurity

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

Published in General News

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.

Published in General News
Thursday, 16 June 2016 15:16

Dealing to our top ten biosecurity pests

Biosecurity is too important for our sector to ignore.

Published in General News

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

Published in Opinion
Thursday, 19 May 2016 16:13

Further velvetleaf contamination disappoints

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

Published in General News
Thursday, 12 May 2016 12:55

Biosecurity risk — when, not if

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

Published in Industry
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