Displaying items by tag: pests
Huge savings for economy from humble wasp
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.
Vigilance call in renewed velvetleaf campaign
The Ministry for Primary Industries is calling on farmers to be “Vigilant with a capital V” for velvetleaf infestation as the new growing season approaches.
Little used quarantine facilities may go
Low-traffic quarantine facilities may be reduced under the latest move by the Ministry for Primary Industries to stop unwanted pests and diseases from entering New Zealand.
AgResearch bolstered by funding round
AgResearch has been awarded over $16m in funding to further its research into pest control, animal nutrition, and forage production, and to research ways to objectively measure the quality of New Zealand meat.
Feds back pest eradication project
Federated Farmers fully backs the target to completely eradicate introduced predators from New Zealand by 2050 announced by the government.
Support meetings on velvetleaf
MPI is taking the fight against velvetleaf to individuals in the provinces with a series of farmer support meetings starting in the South Island next week.
Is dairying off the radar?
Climate change, pests and erosion -- rather than dairy --have been singled out by the parliamentary commissioner for the environment as the big issues facing the land in NZ.
Ponding, wetlands best hope for good duck seasons
Unmanaged vegetation areas favoured by mallard ducks for nesting can be deathtraps for ducklings -- hunted and killed there by predators, according to new research in Southland.
ZIP aims to keep the nasties out
Predator proof fencing made more attractive for the agriculture industry is a goal of a new predator research facility near Lincoln, Canterbury.