November 2006
- MAF welcomes fine for unregistered sawmill
29 November 2006
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) welcomes the sentence handed down on Monday in the Wanganui District Court to Peter Michael Knuth for using an unregistered sawmill to mill indigenous timber. - Excellence in the humane use of animals in research, testing and teaching recognised
16 November 2006
A senior lecturer in veterinary neurophysiology at Massey University has been selected as the recipient of the 2006 National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) Three Rs Award. - Funding rural projects for sustainable futures - the SFF opens its 2007 round
16 November 2006
The government's fund for supporting the sustainable growth of New Zealand's primary industries is now open for new proposals for the 2007/08 year. - New Zealand assists with UK Atypical Scrapie investigation
15 November 2006
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is assisting the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to investigate a recent case of Atypical Scrapie in a sheep that may have possible links to New Zealand. - 2005 East Coast Forestry Project Review [
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9 November 2006
The East Coast Forestry Project (the Project), established in 1992 to deal with the severe erosion problem on the East Coast of the Gisborne District, was reviewed in 1998. Several changes were made to the Project and the intention was that the scheme would be reviewed again in five years time. This second review, commenced June 2005. - Feedback sought on draft code of welfare for dairy cattle
3 November 2006
Minimum standards of welfare and recommended best practices for anyone responsible for dairy cattle are outlined in a new draft code of welfare to be released by the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) tomorrow. - Suspect Rangitikei River algal sample not didymo
2 November 2006
The suspect sample from the Rangitikei River is not didymo, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand announced today.
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