Displaying items by tag: MPI

Monday, 31 January 2022 12:25

Hawke's Bay deer farm part of national project

A Hawke’s Bay deer farm is part of a Ministry for Primary Industries-funded project providing a national snapshot of farm performance.

Published in General News
Thursday, 20 January 2022 10:55

90% compliance

MPI says its push on NAIT compliance is paying off with almost 90% of livestock farmers meeting their obligations in 2021.

Published in Farm Health
Thursday, 20 January 2022 08:25

Going nuts in Northland

That old saying about peanuts and monkeys may be turned on its head in Northland, where a government-backed project has proven that the crop can be grown successfully in the region.

Published in Agribusiness
Monday, 10 January 2022 14:27

Planting to feed the bees

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) have released a handbook offering guidance on how to plant strategically to feed bees.

Published in Management
Wednesday, 15 December 2021 08:56

Farming paying NZ's Covid bills

NZ’s primary sector export revenue is projected to hit a record $50.8 billion in the year to June 2022, according to latest MPI projections.

Published in General News

A new project funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) aims to establish a hemp seed processing plant in New Zealand.

Published in General News

An independent review of the Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme has found it is on track to achieve a world-first eradication and makes recommendations to improve the wider biosecurity systems.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 11:55

Hefty fines for failure to register NAIT animals

A Dargaville farmer who failed to register 500 animals under the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme has been fined $14,000.

Published in General News

The Government has committed an extra $600,000 in funding to support driver licensing and education programmes in rural communities across Aotearoa, Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor announced today.

Published in General News
Friday, 22 October 2021 10:55

Farmers cop costly fines over NAIT breaches

A Hawera farmer is one of several farmers who has recently been convicted for failing to register his animals under the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme.

Published in Farm Health
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