Editorial: Connecting science and farming
OPINION: At last, a serious effort to better connect farmers and scientists.
The Ministry of Primary Industries says it is releasing 20,000 apple plants and 400 stonefruit plants from containment.
37 farms have been confirmed as infected with Mycoplasma bovis by the Ministry for Primary Industries — eight in the North Island and 29 in the South.
Protecting New Zealand’s biosecurity status is paramount in the wrangle over imported American fruit stock, says Summerfruit NZ chair Tim Jones.
With new animal welfare regulations coming into effect on October 1, even if you already think you are doing the right thing it’s best to check.
Thirty-seven farms were known at the end of August to be infected with Mycoplasma bovis, says the Ministry of Primary Industries.
A top US facility that globally supplies the latest cultivars for the pipfruit and stonefruit industry has lost interest in dealing with New Zealand.
An impasse between the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and apple and stonefruit growers is continuing.
Orchardists and nursery owners are starting to raise questions about the future of the apple and stonefruit industry.
The High Court deadline is at 5pm today, yet apple and stonefruit industry members are still waiting to hear from MPI regarding proposed directives.
OPINION: At last, a serious effort to better connect farmers and scientists.
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