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Ministry for Primary Industries chief science adviser, Dr John Roche on the indications New Zealand is winning the fight against Mycoplasma bovis.

Ministry for Primary Industries chief science adviser, Dr John Roche on the indications New Zealand is winning the fight against Mycoplasma bovis.

The Ministry for Primary Industries says, in the space of a week, it’s had over 120 applications for assistance from the special drought recovery fund.

A new $1 million project will develop a new information system to help shape the genetics powering New Zealand's dairy sector.

Good strides are being made in the Ministry for Primary Industry’s Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme, according to its new head.

OSPRI has suspended possum control operations in support of its TBfree disease eradication programme during the COVID-19 lockdown.

MPI is wanting to provide guidance around potential contracts signed by small forest owners – many of whom are farm foresters.

MPI has received hundreds of calls from businesses in the food and beverage sectoring wanting to ensure that they are correctly complying with COVID-19 requirements.

MPI boss Ray Smith has appealed to all those involved in food and beverage processing to be meticulous about hygiene.

MPI’s new head of the Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme has some good news for the fight against the disease.