Media releases
- News Category
- Primary Production
- Date
- 17 Feb 2021
MPI announces Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research fund recipients
Projects we've selected aim to deliver robust research with practical outcomes.
- News Category
- Primary Production
- Date
- 09 Feb 2021
Wellbeing workshops planned for grape growers and winemakers
MPI has allocated $40,000 to New Zealand Winegrowers to deliver 12 workshops.
- News Category
- Primary Production
- Date
- 04 Feb 2021
Sustainably produced beef patties aimed to become new normal
It’s possible to produce a beef patty sustainably, a year-long trial has shown.
- News Category
- Primary Production
- Date
- 27 Jan 2021
- News Category
- Primary Production
- Date
- 26 Jan 2021
Pic’s Peanut Butter to trial growing peanuts in Northland
If successful, peanut farming could bring new employment opportunities to the Northland region.
- News Category
- Primary Production
- Date
- 20 Jan 2021
Hui planned for marae-based project teaching Kaipara residents to grow kai
The Ministry for Primary Industries is providing $20,000 to Māuri Orā ki Ngāti Whatua Charitable Trust to develop the community education programme.
- News Category
- Primary Production
- Date
- 11 Jan 2021
2021 Primary Industries Good Employer Awards opens for entries
The awards recognise and celebrate outstanding primary sector employers.
- News Category
- Primary Production
- Date
- 28 Dec 2020
Training dogs to save the bees
The dogs are being trained to sniff out American Foulbrood disease.
- News Category
- Primary Production
- Date
- 14 Dec 2020
New research aims to increase longevity of bumblebee hives for NZ growers
It could help increase the productivity of bumblebee hives dramatically.
- News Category
- Primary Production
- Date
- 01 Dec 2020
MPI calls for proposals to research regenerative farming practices
We're looking to define regenerative agriculture from a New Zealand perspective.