Displaying items by tag: MPI

Thursday, 05 November 2015 13:12

Forestry joins biosecurity club

The forestry industry has become the sixth industry group to join the Government Industry Agreement (GIA) biosecurity partnership.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 04 November 2015 10:57

Industry back on its bike

The amazing recovery of the kiwifruit industry from the ravages of PSa was celebrated recently at Parliament in Wellington.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 03 November 2015 16:50

Raw milk warning from MPI

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reminding consumers to take care when drinking raw unpasteurised milk, a high-risk food.

Published in General News
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.

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