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Springbank Honey forced to burn thousands of beehives
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<blockquote data-quote="The Management Agency AFB" data-source="post: 13521" data-attributes="member: 835"><p>Kia ora koutou,</p><p></p><p>Thank you for the support all of you have provided. We realise there have been many questions around this particular beekeeper; most of which we have answered through the Industry announcement documents. Something that keeps coming up repeatedly is whether new gear was instructed to be destroyed. </p><p>We would like to assure everyone that when Notices of Direction for destruction get created, these are <strong>always for used AFB-infected hives and associated used beekeeping equipment. </strong>At no point has the Management Agency ever instructed a beekeeper to destroy new gear, including for the current situation.</p><p></p><p>Secondly, a Notice of Direction will always have consequences of not complying with the Notice stated at the bottom. It is a legal document and is no different to any other legal documents that state penalties. By law, the Management Agency has to state those consequences. The approach is that when a beekeeper is issued a Notice to destroy, they have 7 days to comply and confirm it has been done. The majority of beekeepers follow this with no issues. Many beekeepers contact the Agency to clarify their understanding and do not action the Notice until that clarification has been sought. Examples could include inability to find a suitable burning spot. It is preferable to us if beekeepers contact us early about logistical issues; this is still noted as willingness to comply with the Notice. </p><p></p><p>If a beekeeper is ever in doubt, it is best they wait until they have heard back from the Operations Managers and clarified their understanding, <em>before </em>actioning the notice. If the query comes to us outside business hours, the Management Agency will get back to the beekeeper the next business day.</p><p></p><p>Thirdly, a Complaints Management policy does exist and can be found here: <a href="https://afb.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Policy-0032-Policy-for-Complaints-Management.pdf" target="_blank">https://afb.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Policy-0032-Policy-for-Complaints-Management.pdf</a> </p><p></p><p>We realise the social media posts are upsetting and has generated interest from non-beekeepers around the world. The Industry documents and all the newsletters are open access: <a href="https://afb.org.nz/news/" target="_blank">AFB PMP Newsletters | The Management Agency, National American Foulbrood Pest Management Plan New Zealand</a></p><p>We encourage you to share these wider within your networks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Management Agency AFB, post: 13521, member: 835"] Kia ora koutou, Thank you for the support all of you have provided. We realise there have been many questions around this particular beekeeper; most of which we have answered through the Industry announcement documents. Something that keeps coming up repeatedly is whether new gear was instructed to be destroyed. We would like to assure everyone that when Notices of Direction for destruction get created, these are [B]always for used AFB-infected hives and associated used beekeeping equipment. [/B]At no point has the Management Agency ever instructed a beekeeper to destroy new gear, including for the current situation. Secondly, a Notice of Direction will always have consequences of not complying with the Notice stated at the bottom. It is a legal document and is no different to any other legal documents that state penalties. By law, the Management Agency has to state those consequences. The approach is that when a beekeeper is issued a Notice to destroy, they have 7 days to comply and confirm it has been done. The majority of beekeepers follow this with no issues. Many beekeepers contact the Agency to clarify their understanding and do not action the Notice until that clarification has been sought. Examples could include inability to find a suitable burning spot. It is preferable to us if beekeepers contact us early about logistical issues; this is still noted as willingness to comply with the Notice. If a beekeeper is ever in doubt, it is best they wait until they have heard back from the Operations Managers and clarified their understanding, [I]before [/I]actioning the notice. If the query comes to us outside business hours, the Management Agency will get back to the beekeeper the next business day. Thirdly, a Complaints Management policy does exist and can be found here: [URL]https://afb.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Policy-0032-Policy-for-Complaints-Management.pdf[/URL] We realise the social media posts are upsetting and has generated interest from non-beekeepers around the world. The Industry documents and all the newsletters are open access: [URL="https://afb.org.nz/news/"]AFB PMP Newsletters | The Management Agency, National American Foulbrood Pest Management Plan New Zealand[/URL] We encourage you to share these wider within your networks. [/QUOTE]
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