Biosecurity
Have your say on future M bovis efforts
Annette ScottOct 12, 2023
Mycoplasma bovis partners propose to move disease eradication programme from the Ministry for Primary Industries.
Research sets out to beef up biosecurity
Farmers WeeklyOct 10, 2023
Looking into new tools and processes to safeguard precious and productive plants.
NZ ‘monitoring global spread of African Swine Fever’
Neal WallaceOct 10, 2023
NZ Pork seeks ban of imports from affected countries as disease spreads in Europe.
NZ Pork seeks import ban to head off African Swine Fever
Neal WallaceOct 10, 2023
Raft of countries bar imports as highly contagious, fatal disease spreads through Europe.
Race to repel rogue species speeds up
Guest writerSep 22, 2023
NZ can play a much stronger leadership role in managing biosecurity risks in the Pacific.
Scion wins funding to study harmful aerial invaders
Farmers WeeklySep 21, 2023
It will aim to develop a novel, integrated aerobiological surveillance and prediction system to manage aerial pest movement.
Milestone for M bovis programme
Neal WallaceAug 2, 2023
No infected farms in NZ as mammoth effort reaches halfway mark.
Scientists back ‘One Biosecurity’ system
Gerald PiddockJul 28, 2023
Interconnected system needed for NZ’s biosecurity future.
Tarantulas a big hairy win for Biosecurity NZ
Farmers WeeklyJul 25, 2023
Agency’s spider senses tingling as borders open and passenger arrivals climb.
Looking for the best in biosecurity
Farmers WeeklyJun 19, 2023
Entries open for 2023 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards.
More tests as M bovis found in Ashburton
Annette ScottMay 18, 2023
As a precaution, farmers should ask their semen supplier about what testing has been performed.
Vigilance the watchword as pest status changes
Annette ScottMay 5, 2023
Fall armyworm efforts move to long-term management.
Review shows Mid Canterbury M bovis programme is on track
Farmers WeeklyJan 31, 2023
The review was commissioned by the programme’s partners, MPI, DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb New Zealand, in mid-2022.
New campaign intensifies war on wallabies
Farmers WeeklyJan 25, 2023
If left unchecked, by 2025 wallabies would cost New Zealanders around $84 million a year in damage.
OSPRI study sets out to keep tabs on tag loss
Neal WallaceJan 24, 2023
OSPRI said about 1% of cattle arriving at meat processors over the past year were untagged when they were expected to be tagged.
M bovis found on Banks Peninsula farm
Farmers WeeklyJan 20, 2023
New Confirmed Properties total as three-millionth test done.
Robot ramps up biosecurity testing capacity
Annette ScottJan 13, 2023
The Explorer G3 workstation is designed to test up to 7000 samples a day for antibodies to FMD and other exotic diseases.
Five Star stands empty for M bovis clean-up
Annette ScottJan 11, 2023
Country’s biggest commercial cattle feedlot in final stage of disinfection.
Hi-tech fruit fly surveillance programme gets underway
Charlie WilliamsonNov 23, 2022
Fruit fly surveillance ramps up ahead of high-risk season and increased global activity.
Biodiversity law should pass by year’s end
Neal WallaceNov 11, 2022
The policy affects the identification and management of biodiversity on public, private and Māori land.
Kiwi company passes Gates’ sniff test
Richard RennieNov 7, 2022
Scentian Bio has developed sensor technology that mimics insects’ smell receptors.
New project aims to say ‘see you later Gator weed’
Gerald PiddockNov 4, 2022
Funding announced for research into the invasive pest plant.
Cup of eDNA soup scoops biosecurity prize
Farmers WeeklyNov 1, 2022
Cupful of water all it takes to find invasive pest species.
M bovis confirmed on Wakanui red-zone farm
Farmers WeeklyOct 21, 2022
Property movement has been restricted since August.
OSPRI flags feral pig role in spread of TB
Farmers WeeklyOct 17, 2022
Hunters warned not to relocate animals to new areas.
New strain of M bovis found on infected property
Annette ScottOct 6, 2022
Testing stepped up after Mid Canterbury discovery.
Another, plus a likely, property added to M bovis-infected list
Carmelita Mentor-FredericksOct 6, 2022
There are four confirmed properties in Mid Canterbury at present.
AI on the lookout for disease 24/7
Annette ScottSep 27, 2022
NZ firms join forces to develop a biosecurity early warning system.
Govt to cut wilding control funds
Joanna GriggSep 21, 2022
Plan to cut programme to less than half current budget, potentially undoing years of work
New M bovis case found as outbreak winds down
Annette ScottSep 9, 2022
Property in Mid Canterbury identified through routine testing.
Trans-Tasman effort against FMD
Farmers WeeklyAug 15, 2022
Agriculture ministers discuss joint efforts to reduce biosecurity risks.
Biosecurity refresher for airport staff on FMD
Neal WallaceAug 10, 2022
Biosecurity protocols fall down as farmer waved through checks after Bali trip.
Biosecurity centre for Lincoln a world first
Farmers WeeklyAug 8, 2022
More than 100 top international researchers and stakeholders brought together to consider co-ordinated global response to biosecurity threats facing the natural world.
M bovis helped NZ prep for other biosecurity risks – MPI
Neal WallaceAug 3, 2022
Any foot-and-mouth outbreak in NZ would meet a veterinary and on-farm force with five years’ experience in dealing with a biosecurity incursion.
Farmer confidence plummets in Feds survey
Farmers WeeklyAug 1, 2022
For the first time in its history, survey records net negative production expectations for coming year
Genetic ‘seed bank’ keeps semen from top sires safe and sound
BusinessDeskAug 1, 2022
Threats to national herd mitigated by long-term planning by Livestock Improvement Corp.
NZ sticks to mob rule, as NSW opts for e-tagging
Neal WallaceJul 28, 2022
Individual tracking will be key if FMD crosses from Indonesia, says NSW.
‘Doomsday disease’ can’t be allowed to reach NZ shores
Neal WallaceJul 26, 2022
Cargo containers examined as NZ ramps up anti-FMD measures.
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