MIL-OSI New Zealand: Fantastic Opportunity for Rangatahi in Ruatoria Region
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 9 mins ago Isaiah Heta -Te Puni taking part in a DOC/YMCA/EIT outdoor classroom project that helped form some of the inspiration for Ka Hao te Rangatahi Young people in the Ruatoria district are being given a fantastic opportunity this year, thanks to a team effort by EIT, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Sniffing out biosecurity risks at Norfolk Island
Source: Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Norfolk Island’s newest biosecurity team member is already hard at work sniffing out potential biosecurity risks to safeguard the island from pests and diseases. Head of biosecurity, Lyn O’Connell, said Suki the biosecurity Labrador transferred to Norfolk Island in early December from Sydney, and had significant experience under […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Fisheries and aquaculture production continues to grow
Source: Australian Government – Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Media Release from the Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources The gross value of Australian fishery and aquaculture production grew to $3.06 billion in 2016–17, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resource Economics and Sciences’ (ABARES) latest edition of Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics. Assistant […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Europe: Fairer contractual relations in the agri-food chain agreed
Source: Council of the European Union . Small farmers and medium-sized producers in the agri-food sector will soon be able to count on stronger protection against abuses coming from their bigger trading counterparts, such as processors and retailers. The Austrian presidency of the Council and European parliament representatives today reached a provisional political agreement on […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: US climate change expert says AFMA is making great strides
Source: Australian Government – Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Lara Hansen is the Chief Scientist and Executive Director of EcoAdapt, a non-profit organisation based in the United States. She was a guest speaker at AFMA’s recent climate adaptation workshop, held in Melbourne, and also presented to staff in Canberra. Lara’s focus at EcoAdapt is to help […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Europe: Main topics and media events 17 – 30 December 2018
Source: Council of the European Union . Agriculture and Fisheries Council, Monday 17 & Tuesday 18 December 2018 The Council is due to decide on 2019 fishing opportunities for the Atlantic and North Sea and exchange views on a progress report on the post 2020 CAP reform package, as well as the updated EU bioeconomy […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Europe: Indicative programme – Agriculture and Fisheries Council of 17 and 18 December 2018
Source: Council of the European Union .30 Arrivals +/- 08.45 Doorstep by minister Köstinger +/- 10.00 Beginning of the Council meeting (roundtable – fisheries) Adoption of the agenda Adoption of non-legislative A items Adoption of legislative A items (public session) +/- 10.10 2019 fishing opportunities for the main fish stocks in the Atlantic and the North […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Review of the Gillnet Dolphin Mitigation Strategy and the Small Pelagic Fishery Dolphin Mitigation Strategy
Source: Australian Government – Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry 14 December 2018 The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is reviewing the Gillnet Dolphin Mitigation Strategy and the Small Pelagic Fishery Dolphin Mitigation Strategy and is seeking your comments. Submissions can be made online via AFMA’s external public comment website and will close on 23 January 2019. […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Tackling the issue of adapting fisheries management to climate change
Source: Australian Government – Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry 14 December 2018 Learning how Commonwealth fisheries can adapt to the effects of climate change is an important priority for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and its key stakeholder groups. AFMA recently held a climate change adaptation workshop that was attended by a wide range of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Europe: EU moves towards more environment-friendly fertilisers
Source: Council of the European Union . The regulation harmonises standards for fertilisers produced from organic or secondary raw materials in the EU, opening up new possibilities for their production on a large scale. In addition, it sets harmonised limits for a range of contaminants contained in mineral fertilisers. The new regulation will bring on […]
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