Rural
09:32am Wed 17 Nov, 2010
Biosecurity Minister David Carter says confirmation of the Psa disease in orchards outside Te Puke is a 'blow” to attempts to contain the infection. Biosecurity... Read More
08:54am Wed 17 Nov, 2010
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is reporting the kiwifruit disease Psa is no longer contained to just Te Puke. Psa tests have returned positive on two orchards... Read More
09:37am Tue 16 Nov, 2010
Biosecurity Minister David Carter is adopting a programme of ‘aggressive containment' in the battle with the Psa disease which is affecting Te Puke kiwifruit... Read More
04:17pm Mon 15 Nov, 2010
Zespri has released a video showing one of the Te Puke orchards infected with Psa. Zespri director corporate and grower services, Carol Ward, says she wants to keep... Read More
04:03pm Mon 15 Nov, 2010
Te Puke's Russell West is the first kiwifruit grower to come forward and talk about the damage Psa has done to his orchard and his livelihood. At the Zespri organised... Read More
09:19am Mon 15 Nov, 2010
The owner of a kiwifruit orchard infected with Psa is fronting up to the public at lunchtime Monday. Latest figures from Zespri reveal the number of infected orchards... Read More
05:39pm Fri 12 Nov, 2010
Minister of Agriculture and Biosecurity David Carter conceded at a media conference on Friday afternoon that the Psa infection threatening the Bay of Plenty's kiwifruit... Read More
09:38am Fri 12 Nov, 2010
Maori sheep and beef farmers who enter the 2011 Ahuwhenua Trophy BNZ Maori Excellence Awards will gain invaluable advice from some of New Zealand's most experienced... Read More
04:50pm Thu 11 Nov, 2010
MAF Biodiversity director Barry O'Neil says the Te Puke orchards currently under biosecurity controls are only producers of Gold kiwifruit. At a press conference... Read More
10:52am Thu 11 Nov, 2010
Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff are withdrawing from visiting kiwifruit orchards in the region amid fears an outbreak of the Psa infection could escalate. Security... Read More
10:09am Thu 11 Nov, 2010
Copper spraying on the Te Puke orchards infected with Psa is being postponed. Minister of Agriculture David Carter announced on Wednesday during his visit to the... Read More
03:05pm Wed 10 Nov, 2010
Kiwifruit orchardists are being urged to continue with preparations for next year's crop, while signs of the bacterial infection Psa are being found on more and... Read More
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