New Zealand Story’s director Rebecca Smith explains why getting the tone of messaging from covid-free NZ to the rest of the world was vital, and should not to be seen as arrogant.
M bovis review gets underway
An independent review of the Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme is aimed at identifying lessons that can be learned from NZ’s largest biosecurity response. Massey University professor of farm and agribusiness management Nicola Shadbolt will join the show as the newly appointed chair of the M bovis review panel to explain the process of the eradication programme.
Latest in RuralWeather
Text: RuralWeather’s Phil Duncan has the weekly update with detailed weather forecast. He says NZ isn’t really under high pressure or low pressure for the days ahead, but will experience cloud cover and a few isolated showers in both islands. The tropics are also firing up as we head into March, while high pressure continues to dominate the south of Australia and drift towards the lower South Island.
Award for lasting contributions
Ministry for Primary Industries principal scientist and winner of the Ray Brougham Trophy by the New Zealand Grasslands Association Gerald Rys shares his success story. Also featured as next week’s Farmers Weekly Newsmaker, Rys has been recognised for his extensive career and advocacy of pastoral agriculture and the research behind it. Reflecting back on his career, Rys says it has been a sequence of thirds and all have involved grassland science to a greater or lesser degree.
