New Thinking
The public will get a say on AgResearch's plans to expand its Hamilton-based genetically engineered cow research across the country, in a move it describes as "testing the waters" on GE.
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AgResearch has, in collaboration with industry partners, won a MAF tender to develop a model, based on Life Cycle Assessment methodology, to estimate the total greenhouse gases (GHG) or carbon footprint of New Zealand produced sheep meat consumed in the United Kingdom.
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What do you find if you go down to the woods today? A lot more than we ever thought say biodiversity experts from Ensis. New Zealand’s 1.8 million ha of exotic plantation forests are a surprise refuge for many native plants and animals – including rare and endangered ones.
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Meat processors, marketers and exporters met with AgResearch scientists recently at a two day workshop focusing on market assurance and research and development initiatives in the red meat industry.
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AgResearch has appointed former Chief Scientist with Tatua Dairy Co-operative Dr Rex Humphrey to the position of Senior Scientist in its Dairy Science and Technology Section.
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Two AgResearch researchers who were last week awarded prestigious Marsden Fund grants will use animal models for research that could lead to important insights into human and animal growth and development and potential new treatments for cancer and heart disease.
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Satellites, and cows and plants that need less water may become tools to help cover farmers' water needs.
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Frosts in most of the North Island will be virtually unknown" by the end of the century, a leading NIWA scientist says.
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A Landcare Research survey has found that farmers battling Johne’s disease in herds and flocks face new problems from the discovery of the chronic infectious wasting disease in a wide range of farm wildlife including rabbits and birds.
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AgResearch signed a Heads of Agreement document with CSIRO Plant Industry, a division of Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) on 23rd March.
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New Science
There is a widely held belief that deer farms typically have a detrimental affect on soil and water quality. However, little research has been undertaken to assess the real impact that deer farming has on these two precious resources.
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New Zealand’s principal pastoral research institute believes its luck is in at the Royal New Zealand Show, which opened in Christchurch on the 15th of November.
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The discovery of a gene that promotes increased fertility in sheep will give sheep farmers the opportunity to markedly increase their number of lambs, say AgResearch scientists.
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The latest developments in DNA traceability will help New Zealand sell its top quality meat to discerning international consumers at a considerable premium, say AgResearch scientists.
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CRIs AgResearch and NIWA are members of the Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium which is producing world-leading research on greenhouse gases.
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The New Zealand Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Science introduced two new awards this year and it was announced that AgResearch scientists won both on 4 September.
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The grass may indeed be greener in the next field - for the lamb and the consumer liking a different taste sensation. AgResearch Grasslands supervise exciting PhD research with Massey University.
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With the completion of the $US53 million bovine genome mapping project, AgResearch can now accelerate delivery of practical benefits to New Zealand beef, deer and sheep farmers. AgResearch was a vital player in a global research collaboration.
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Groundwater provides more than 40 per cent of New Zealand's drinking water. That makes clean groundwater a major issue for almost two million Kiwis. A team including four Crown Research Institutes is investigating two areas of groundwater contamination – nitrates and viruses.
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New Value
The strong dollar and debate over food miles have failed to dent international enthusiasm for New Zealand produce, with latest figures showing export earnings from horticulture now exceed $2.3 billion.
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Pasture production on parts of a Landcorp Farming Ltd farm in the central North Island has almost doubled thanks to a biocontrol that is blitzing grass grub populations.
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Crop & Food Research and the Foundation for Arable Research are optimistic further study about native pollinators will give growers vital clues about increasing their populations of these valuable insects. Unlike honey bees, native bees and flies are not susceptible to varroa.
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A massive study carried out by AgResearch Invermay has scientists confident they can help sheep farmers increase lamb survival rates.
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New research into health and nutrition is helping move fruit up the value chain.
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Landcare Research scientist John Parkes has been honoured for his work in advancing knowledge on managing introduced pest animals such as feral pigs and goats, Himalayan thar, deer, hares, rabbits and rodents. His work has created notable benefits both within New Zealand and overseas.
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AgResearch has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UK based commercialisation company IP Pragmatics. The relationship will open up a host of opportunities for AgResearch to license intellectual property into and out of the UK and Europe.
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AgResearch scientists have developed a high-precision DNA test that can accurately diagnose the seed yield potential
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The country’s principal pastoral Research Institute is continuing to develop scientific discoveries into world-leading products. Its Annual Report shows AgResearch's considerable effort in transforming scientific discoveries into business outcomes.
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Dr Chris Morris's Royal Society Science and Technology silver medal recognises value for New Zealand created by his research into disease resistance in animals, and productivity and product quality.
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