Cut with care
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
Sheep with finer wool, greater tolerance for hot weather, top meat quality traits, and lower methane emissions.
OPINION: The Hound notes that the Taxpayers’ Union recently revealed that the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) spent more than $125,000 for its presence at this year’s Mystery Creek Fieldays.
Farmers are being encouraged to have their say on a proposal to move the Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) eradication programme into a National Pest Management Plan (NPMP) as it moves to a new phase.
There has been much commentary about China with concerns about how Covid lockdowns there have dented consumer confidence, driving down consumer spending.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is on the hunt for research proposals to help improve New Zealand’s reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, forestry, and other land uses.
Primary sector education and exciting career opportunities will be showcased at the Fieldays Opportunity Grows Here Careers Hub next month.
A Southland farmer who failed to look after his sheep, leading to deaths and animals having to be euthanised, has been fined $7,500.
OPINION: The Ministry for Primary Industries' frontline staff are vital to our work supporting the food and fibre sector and I'm proud of our team's efforts.
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
OPINION: Your canine crusader is not surprised by the recent news that New Zealand plant-based ‘fake meat’ business is in…