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NEW ZEALAND BEEKEEPER, JUNE 2017

NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2017 BEE-ING PREPARED—BUSINESS : KNOWLEDGE : RISK Sunday, Monday, Tuesday 9–11 July ENERGY EVENTS CENTRE – ROTORUA

WHY SHOULD YOU BE THERE? • MPI Mānuka definition – the financial impact

• GREX – export requirements, market access, certification • Myrtle Rust – what could this mean to your business? • Bee Health – pesticides and neonicotinoids • Varroa Management – an international perspective • Global market trends and challenges • Health & Safety – the must do’s • Financial risk management and your business

• Ethics and best practice outcomes • Science – key research updates • Extensive Trade Exhibition

The draft programme details are available now on the conference website: www.apicultureconference2017.co.nz Keynote speakers include Randy Oliver (USA), Yves Le Conte (France), SimonWilliams (Australia), with science input from Australia on myrtle rust. From New Zealand: Dr Mark Goodwin and Dr David Pattemore (Plant & Food), Bryan Wilson and Rachel Linwood (MPI), Dr Pike Brown (Landcare Research), Dr John Mackay (dnature), Richard Toft (Entecol – Wasp Control), Dr Catherine Beard and Arna Litchfield (DOC), Marieke Soeter (EPA), Dr Rebecca Martin (MPI – Myrtle Rust), Iain McLeod (BNZ), Mary-Anne Thomason (Kintail Honey), Prof Peter Dearden (University of Otago), Jason Ward (H&S), Tony Wright (Standards & Compliance).

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