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From time to time MPI provide updates on biosecurity issues and carry out public awareness campaigns. Potatoes NZ Inc. are keen to support these activities and will provide the MPI material for the potato industry members.
GPS – Finding the way in the event of a biosecurity incursion
One of the most important factors when dealing with an unwanted pest incursion is the ability to quickly identify locations … Read More
Farm Biosecurity – Key considerations
There has been a lot talk about farm biosecurity since the signing of Government Industry Agreement (GIA) – but what … Read More
Country Freedom for CLSo
New Zealand country freedom for Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (CLso) haplotypes B, C, D and E. The Ministry for Primary Industries … Read More
Dickeya dianthicola found in Western Australia
Dickeya dianthicola has been found in a commercial potato crop north of Perth, Western Australia – read more… Dickeya dianthicola Photo … Read More
Biosecurity update – Black Bean Aphid
As part of our readiness and response obligations under GIA we are profiling a number of priority pests. Black Bean … Read More
Dickeya solani in NZ
Both Pectobacterium atrosepticum and P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum have previously been isolated from potato tubers with soft rot symptoms in … Read More