Throughout the development of the Jacson Cube we’ve been blessed with support and advice from our supply chain. Front and centre in this group has been our acccountant Steven Stark of PKF Hamilton. This article details that story https://www.pkfh.co.nz/pkf-more-than-just-accounting-waikato-entrepreneurs/
“Biosecurity measures that improve disease awareness of farmers were ranked as both most important and most effective” by this Swedish study surveying the views of industry experts. It supports the view that though they may not always be the most effective measures for restricting the spread of any one disease, elements of a biosecurity plan […]
How much damage can be done by an itty bitty bug you ask? This informative Newsroom article tells an alarming story. Key facts – some US cropping states lost up to 90% of their production when stink bugs arrived their in the 1990’s. Also one researcher killed more than 26,000 of the little crittters in […]
We reckon the Aussies are doing a pretty good job of managing their biosecurity readiness, and there’s a lot we can learn from them. Australian Farm Biosecurity’s free monthly e-newsletter has useful info about what’s happening across the ditch with practical ideas and advice for biosecurity management. This month there’s articles on Getting biosecurity zoning right, Recognising […]
Don’t read this article if you’re the fearful type as this article appearing on the www.aspistrategist.org.au website will give you bad dreams. It points out that both state sposored and non-state sponsored actors could relatively easily use a biosecurity incident to disrupt a national economy. If you’re looking for an example of this you need look […]
It just goes to show that no one is immune to biosecurity risks. The UK’s Telegraph newspaper reports that Prince Charles has had an outbreak of Bovine TB on two of the royal farms. Interestingly the story also reports Indu the Lion had to be put down after becoming infected. Its thought Indu became infected […]
Thank you Vicki Jones of Dugmore Jones for this story about Jacson3 that featured on the Waikato Story (www.waikatostory.nz) website in May. Read the full story at https://www.waikatostory.nz/blog/waikato-start-up-helping-reduce-the-spread-of-disease-and-weeds-on-farm
This is one of those ‘in a nutshell’ type articles that appear on Stuff.co.nz sometimes – short, succinct and on point. Takeaways messages are – Biosecurity is much more than just M. Bovis and will be important long after M. Bovis runs its course, involve farm staff in making your plan, one of the easiest […]
Another day another risk thwarted at the border. Sometimes we forget the great work MPI and customs do in keeping our primary industries safe. Read the full story on Australia’s ABC News.
In the absence of good New Zealand data this Australian survey (1200 respondents) shows just how hard it is to bring about sustainable behaviour change to our biosecurity practices. The Aussies have been going at it much longer than us and yet their most practiced biosecurity measure – controlling weeds – was only reported by […]