Displaying items by tag: MPI

Tuesday, 03 November 2015 16:47

Giant biosecurity dogs introduced

New harrier hound puppies will potentially allow the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to breed giant biosecurity detector dogs.

Published in General News
Thursday, 29 October 2015 06:59

Green tick for mycotoxin binder

Alltech NZ has gained Ministry of Primary Industry registration for its longstanding product Mycosorb, which mitigates the adverse effects of mycotoxin in stock feed.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 28 October 2015 15:13

NZ needs to lift its international branding

An international brand expert says New Zealand has a lot of work to do on its international branding.

Published in General News
Friday, 23 October 2015 16:12

Merino Company has a fine year

The New Zealand Merino Company's (NZM) strong performance this year showed that its approach of value creation, as opposed to volume play, was a winning one, says NZM chief executive John Brakenridge.

Published in General News
Thursday, 22 October 2015 12:10

Onion industry joins bio-security partnership

A lot of work goes into preparing to spend five minutes signing a piece of paper to set up a Government Industry Agreement (GIA) for Biosecurity, says Onions NZ chief executive Michael Ahern.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 21 October 2015 12:17

Keeping the gumboots on

Former DairyNZ chairman John Luxton is not hanging up his gumboots yet.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 20 October 2015 11:09

MPI release brochure to prepare for El Nino

The Ministry for Primary Industries have published a brochure to help farmers prepare for what could be a drier summer.

Published in General News
Monday, 19 October 2015 15:00

Bug strategies beat plain old spraying

An ongoing trial of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies in forage brassica crops is showing positive signs, says the insecticide maker DuPont.

Published in Management
Thursday, 15 October 2015 17:00

Dairy out to lure skilled workers

The dairy industry has unveiled a new joint workplace action to attract skilled workers.

Published in General News
Thursday, 08 October 2015 15:44

Farmer jailed for animal cruelty

Former farm manager Michael James Whitelock was been jailed for 4 and a half years and disqualified from owning animals for 10 years after pleading guilty to animal cruelty.

Published in General News
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