Displaying items by tag: MPI

Wednesday, 24 January 2018 08:55

A new front in the fight against M. bovis

Tables laden with individually labelled sampling packs and stacks of small chilly-bins have marked the start of a new front in the fight against the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 09 January 2018 15:40

Cow disease spreads to Ashburton farm

Bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has been confirmed on a farm in Ashburton.
Published in General News
Tuesday, 19 December 2017 10:55

MPI escapes the knife

Labour has scotched its pre-election plans to split up MPI and create stand-alone entities for food safety and biosecurity.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 21 November 2017 13:55

One more positive M.Bovis result

One of the two new South Canterbury dairy farms placed under restrictions recently has tested positive for Mycoplasma bovis infection.

Published in General News

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has confirmed that one of two Waimate district farms placed under restrictions last week has tested positive for Mycoplasma bovis infection.

Published in General News
Monday, 13 November 2017 10:32

Fresh M.bovis suspects not dashing hope

The Ministry for Primary Industries says “suspicious” test results for the bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis on two more farms in the South Canterbury region are not dashing hopes for containment and eradication.

Published in General News
Friday, 10 November 2017 14:55

Let’s get the facts, not fiction, on M.bovis

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) wishes to set the record straight regarding the article titled ‘Imported semen fingered for M.bovis outbreak’ in Rural News October 24.

Published in Farm Health
Thursday, 09 November 2017 12:55

Chinese leadership good for NZ - MPI

China's president Xi Jinping being reaffirmed as that country’s leader for the next five years is positive for New Zealand trade, says Tim Knox, MPI director of market access, policy and trade branch.

Published in General News
Thursday, 09 November 2017 09:55

Need to better trace Chinese exports

What happens inside the border in China is something this country needs to understand much better, says Tim Knox, MPI director for market access, policy and trade.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 07 November 2017 14:55

Re-define the word ‘commodity’

MPI’s latest Situation and Outlook Report (SOPI) sounds a positive note: primary exports are expected to rise 9.3% to $41.6 billion in the year ended June 2018.

Published in General News
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