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Fall armyworm update: 8 July
MPI Biosecurity NZ has received 309 enquiries related to fall armyworm as of 8 July 2022. There are now a total of 25 confirmed detections (increase of one since last update). ...
A digital tool to identify when aphids are reproducing
A new digital tool has been launched to help growers make decisions around aphid management and when to act to prevent damage to their crops....
Climate Change Commission supports farm-level GHG pricing approach
Agricultural emissions should be priced at the farm-level outside the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, says Climate Change Commission Chair Dr Rod Carr....
Reducing synthetic N use with alternative N sources
Interested in being part of a project aimed at find ways to reduce the financial and environmental impacts of synthetic nitrogen. Keep reading... ...
Fall armyworm response update
Work continues to evaluate the degree of spread and the degree of risk posed by fall armyworm. ...
FAR's response to HWEN split gas farm-level levy recommendation
HWEN is recommending the Farm-Level Split Gas Levy, to be introduced through a transition process from 2025. ...
Split-gas farm level levy recommended by He Waka Eke Noa
The Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership, He Waka Eke Noa, is recommending that the best alternative to pricing agricultural emissions through the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) is a farm-level split-gas levy with built-in incentives to reduce emissions and sequester carbon, starting from 2025....
How the public sees our industry
There's increasing confidence in agriculture by the New Zealand public....
Report fall armyworm!
Biosecurity New Zealand and primary sector partners are continuing to respond to the discovery of fall armyworm and thank all farmers and growers for keeping an eye out and reporting signs of this moth pest....