Displaying items by tag: Ministry for Primary Industries

Friday, 16 December 2016 14:12

Grass proves most profitable at research farm

A grass-system dairy farm returned the best profit in the 2015-16 season compared to a cropping farm and a PKE supplement system in an ongoing trial in Northland.

Published in Management
Tuesday, 13 December 2016 09:53

MPI’s super pups

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) hopes a new breed of detector dog will produce its best biosecurity sniffers ever.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 30 November 2016 14:55

$520,000 for Southland primary sector

Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy have announced a $520,000 boost for Southland’s primary sector.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 29 November 2016 07:55

Faultlines left cow sheds "munted"

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says the devastation in the South Island from the Kaikoura earthquakes was worse than he initially thought.

Published in General News
Monday, 28 November 2016 10:25

More funds for Gisborne erosion control

In order to treat more erodible land in the Gisborne district, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) will implement two new improvements to the Erosion Control Funding Programme (ECFP) in the coming months.

Published in General News
Friday, 25 November 2016 11:01

MPI intercepts large-scale home kill operation

The Ministry for Primary Industries has intercepted a large-scale illegal home kill operation in the greater Auckland region.

Published in General News
Monday, 21 November 2016 14:53

Fruit fly stopped at border

Ministry for Primary Industries staff have intercepted four Queensland fruit fly larvae at Wellington airport, stopping the dangerous pest from making a home in New Zealand.

Published in General News
Thursday, 17 November 2016 12:11

Guy tours quake-affected areas

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy is today meeting with farmers in Kaikoura and North Canterbury to see and hear at first hand the issues they are facing as a result on the massive earthquake.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 16 November 2016 10:03

Guy to go south

The Minister for Primary Industry, Nathan Guy is planning to visit badly quake damaged farming areas in North Canterbury and Kaikoura tomorrow.

Published in General News
Thursday, 10 November 2016 11:19

MPI introduces new mobile biosecurity x-ray machines

The Ministry for Primary Industries will introduce two new mobile biosecurity x-ray machines this summer to help keep fruit fly and other destructive pests out of New Zealand.

Published in General News
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