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Training dogs to sniff out the bacterial disease American Foulbrood (AFB) in beehives could save New Zealand’s beekeeping industry several million dollars a year.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 30 December 2020 14:55

NZ Veterans get a taste of farming at Taratahi

Partnering with the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI), Universal College of Learning (UCOL) staff at Taratahi hosted New Zealand veterans on a week-long taster workshop.

Published in General News
Friday, 18 December 2020 05:55

Ad angers animal activists

An animal rights group is incensed by the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) decision to hire a new animal export manager.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 13:21

Dairy farmer fined $40,000 for animal cruelty

A Taranaki dairy farmer has been fined $40,000 and put under two years supervision for breaking the tails of 136 cows and docking the tails of 26 cows.

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New research backed by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) could help bumblebee hives to live longer and be more efficient.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 02 December 2020 09:06

MPI to look into regenerative farming practices

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is calling for research proposals for projects to investigate regenerative farming practices.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 02 December 2020 08:55

Outlook for NZ positive

Post Covid, Ray Smith, director general of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), says there is a big opportunity to take our primary product to the rest of the world. 

Published in General News
Tuesday, 01 December 2020 09:55

Making the primary sector sexy

There is a need to re-orientate New Zealanders into working in the primary sector, according to the director general of the Ministry for Primary Industries.

Published in General News
Thursday, 26 November 2020 07:55

New investment in spirulina production

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Sustainable Food & Fibres Futures Fund will invest in a project to assess the viability of larger scale production of spirulina in New Zealand.

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