Displaying items by tag: Ministry for Primary Industries

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reminding farmers that stock transport companies are checking their cattle and deer are tagged and registers under the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme.

Published in General News

Taranaki Regional Council and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) have joined forces to identify the pathways by which new pest plants could enter the region, whether by road, rail, coast or air.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 19 July 2022 10:55

Big ag census coming to an end

Farmers, foresters and orchardists have just a few days left to complete the official agricultural production census, run by Statistics NZ in partnership with MPI.

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The annual funding round for the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI’s) Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research fund has opened, with $2.1 million on offer.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 11:55

Funding boost for rural internet

The Government is spending $150,000 to help upgrade rural internet.

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A proposed Dairy Cattle Code of Welfare is highly prescriptive and dictates what a farmer must do, rather than having an outcome that will need to be met, says Federated Farmers.

Published in General News
Friday, 08 July 2022 08:55

Precision ag delivers many benefits

Investing in precision agriculture has provided North Canterbury farmer Roscoe Taggart with benefits - environmental, social and financial.

Published in Management
Thursday, 07 July 2022 07:25

'Walk away from spray'

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says that through a new Government-backed programme New Zealand’s apple and pear industry is aiming to become sprayfree by 2050.

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A Canterbury farmer has been disqualified from owning calves and fined $26,000 following the death of a large number of calves he was raising.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 05 July 2022 14:55

M.bovis outbreak investigations continue

The Ministry for Primary Industries is warning farmers to remain vigilant about biosecurity in their farms.

Published in General News
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