The third webinar in our regular series, held the first week of every other month, will be on the TB Plan Review, which will open for consultation on 1 September.
Come and listen to Rhys Griffiths, DINZ CEO and deer industry representative on the Plan Governance Group; Emil Murphy, DINZ Policy Manager; Dr Helen Anderson, Independent Chair of the TB Plan Review Governance Group, and Jonathan Rudge, TB Plan Review Lead as they explain what is being proposed, how the proposal will be achieved and by when.
It is important to note that this webinar will be on the TB Plan Review only. It will not be on other areas of OSPRI operations that may be of interest to farmers. However, we are open to taking questions that can be covered in more detail at the annual NZDFA Branch Chairs gathering in mid-September.
Speakers: Dr Helen Anderson, Jonathan Rudge, Rhys Griffiths, Emil Murphy
TB Plan Review
New Zealand has made great progress in reducing the impact of TB but there’s more to do to finish the job. Livestock freedom from TB is within reach, with around a dozen herds – that’s less than about 0.01 percent – infected.
The milestone of zero infections by 2026 cannot be achieved while the disease remains in possums. The TB Plan Review proposes an increased focus on tackling the remaining infected possum hot spots to achieve TB freedom in both livestock and possums by 2040.
Farmers pay for the TBfree programme through levies and now have the chance to comment on the review proposals.
You can visit the website www.tbplanreview.co.nz to find out more and have your say once the consultation opens on 1 September.
