Displaying items by tag: MPI

Thursday, 17 December 2015 07:25

Guy praises farmers for El Nino preparation

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has praised farmers' preparations for this summer's El Nino climate pattern, as it shapes up to be one of the strongest on record.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 16 December 2015 11:47

Record detector dog teams graduate

Twenty-four new biosecurity detector dog teams graduated from their training last week — the biggest ever boost to MPI's sniffing force.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 16 December 2015 11:03

Soil needs more love

A report on the state of New Zealand soils has expressed great concern about the disproportionate amount of high-quality land being used for urban development.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 16 December 2015 10:42

Handling blamed for berry recall

If imported frozen berries caused the five recent cases of Hepatitis A, these must have been contaminated during handling, claims a scientific expert.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 15 December 2015 11:01

First drop in dairy cattle since 2005

The number of dairy cattle has dropped for the first time since 2005, says Statistics New Zealand.

Published in General News
Thursday, 10 December 2015 09:34

Further recall of frozen berries

FSL Foods is voluntarily recalling other Fruzio products to provide extra assurance to its customers.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 08 December 2015 08:55

Outrage over bobby calves treatment

Outrage is how Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy describes his reaction to the treatment of bobby calves on Waikato dairy farms.

Published in General News
Friday, 04 December 2015 09:48

MPI recalls frozen berries

The Ministry for Primary Industries has recalled the brand of frozen berries associated with the increased risk from Hepatitis A.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 01 December 2015 10:13

Name infected berries - O’Connor

The Ministry for Primary Industries must name the imported berry products linked to Hepatitis A and recall them, says Labour's Primary Industry spokesman Damien O'Connor.

Published in General News
Monday, 30 November 2015 12:38

MPI ‘appalled’ by bobby calf treatment

The Ministry for Primary Industries is investigating the alleged mistreatment of bobby calves that were the subject of a television programme last night following receipt of footage that was aired on the programme.

Published in General News
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