Reports

The Agrecovery Rural Recyling programme provides NZ's primary sector with responsible and sustainable systems for the recover of 'on-farm' plastics and the disposal of unwanted chemicals.

Update sent to growers 8/12/2008 more....

This document summarises the MAFBNZ requirements for growers, packhouse operators, exporters, freight forwarders and IVAs in the implantation of Australia’s emergency measures for the importation of tomato and capsicum fruit from New Zealand. more....

Our science programme, which focussed on the distribution of the bacterium in commercial crops and answered some key questions on how this was being transmitted, has been completed and findings have been summarised as below. more....

Good news from Japan We were informed by MAF Biosecurity New Zealand late on 11 August that the Japan market is open again for the export of capsicums and tomatoes from New Zealand. This is excellent news for the capsicum industry and especially for those growers who have been committed to building the market in Japan for our high quality high value greenhouse capsicums. more....

Work is continuing following last week’s positive news that Japan had re-opened their markets for tomatoes and capsicums. more....

To date, the bacterium has been confirmed in just under half of the commercial greenhouse tomato and capsicum sites that have been sampled and tested; i.e. approx 15 of 33 sites. more....

On 17 July MAFBNZ reinstated phytosanitary certification of New Zealand grown tomato and capsicum export produce. The restrictions are still in place for exports to countries that have prohibited imports of our products (e.g. Australia, Fiji) or MAFBNZ is still negotiating access conditions (Japan and USA) or where imports are allowed but minor technical details need to be resolved (French Polynesia). more....

The Candidatus Liberibacter species bacterium, recently found in glasshouse tomato and capsicum crops, has now been detected in commercial potato crops in the Auckland region. more....