Collaborations
New Thinking
Danisco acquires equity stake in Crop & Food Research subsidiary
A huge milestone in the history of GraceLinc, the Crop & Food Research subsidiary company that produces and markets Glucagel™ , has been reached with the announcement by Danisco that it is acquiring an equity stake.
Launch of AgResearch Professorial Chair in Systems Thinking and Practice
AgResearch and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) are to launch the AgResearch Chair in Systems Thinking and Practice at The University of Queensland.
Collaboration to boost genomics
The University of Otago, Massey University and the University of Auckland have partnered with the Crown Institute AgResearch to create a national infrastructure for genomics research.
Verenium and Scion awarded grant for Ethanol research
Grant will fund optimization and pilot-scale evaluation of pre-treatment and enzymatic processing technologies to make cellulosic ethanol from wood.
Fossils reveal secrets of NZ history
A new study of New Zealand's climate 42 million years ago shows a greenhouse climate with warmer seas and little or no ice in Antarctica.
AgResearch and Ancare Scientific announce collaboration
Ancare Scientific and AgResearch have combined to fund the further development of a technology that has the potential to increase milk production in dairy cattle.
AgResearch extends international links
The signing of an agreement with the Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) today further extended AgResearch’s network of key relationships with world-class R&D providers, says AgResearch Chief Executive Dr Andrew West.
HortResearch and AgResearch join forces in food and human health science
HortResearch and AgResearch today announced their intention to explore a new level of scientific and technological collaboration in the fields of food, human nutrition and health.
Animal agriculture's future - value or volume?
Trans-Tasman partners, New Zealand’s AgResearch and Australia’s CSIRO Livestock Industries (CLI) are holding a major industry and scientific conference later this year to examine the commercial future for high value food and fibre products from the farm.
NZ and German researchers look to the long-term
Earth scientists from Germany and New Zealand are looking to build a long-term partnership that will bring economic and environmental benefits to New Zealand.
New Science
Scientists to probe mysterious demise of Easter Islanders
A New Zealand-led group of scientists plans to use sophisticated analytical techniques to try and solve the mystery of the sudden collapse of the population on Easter Island in pre-European times.
Coloured kiwifruit just the start
Kiwifruit lovers will be like kids in a chinese gooseberry store as DNA research is released for breeding fruit with new colours, flavours and health properties.
Doom for Algal Bloom?
An innovative solution to a billion-dollar problem has been successfully trialled by Scion. A modified form of zeolite, a natural volcanic mineral, looks set to be a new tool in the campaign to mitigate the effects of nutrient run-off in New Zealand's lakes and waterways.
Possum field trials a success
A new threat to possums is on the horizon, with the successful release of genetically marked parasites in a field trial at Kahurangi National Park at the top of the South Island.
Promising therapy for heart attack victims
Scientists have discovered a treatment that dramatically reduces damage to the heart following a heart attack.
Improving border biosecurity
AgResearch scientists are studying tussock in an effort to improve border biosecurity.
Don't treat soil like dirt ...
That's the message coming from a group of four Crown research institutes that have banded together for the Sustainable Land Use Research Initiative (Sluri).
New Value
Keeping the natural goodness when scaling-up production
Natural skin and health-care company The Herb Farm is now meeting client demands in New Zealand and considering export markets, following a successful scaling-up of its production line.
Unique fabrics showcase NZ agri-science
Project Aho, the premier feature of ‘The Science of Farming’ exhibit at the National Fieldays, is a unique partnership between AgResearch, National Fieldays, University of Waikato and Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu and presents keynote research, ingenuity and clever marketing – all based on the sheep and the possum.
British deal takes NZ savvy to world
A British company has signed up with Landcare Research to provide the measurement, management and certification steps of the carboNZero programme to about 30,000 clients in 23 countries.
Rain puts dampener on Scion's experimental burns
Whilst most of New Zealand has been praying for rain this summer, Scion's fire researchers have had more than their fair share of it. Experimental burns taking place on Mount Torlesse in Canterbury have been plagued by bad weather, but despite this, useful information has been collected to help in the fight against wildfires.
New business generated through trans-Tasman scientific collaboration
New Zealand and Australian scientists are delighted with the amount of business likely to be generated out of the AUSGRAINZ collaboration between CSIRO Plant Industry and Crop & Food Research.
Forestry attracts major funding boost for research
A new entity known as Future Forests Research Ltd (FFR), formed by the New Zealand forest industry and Crown Research Institute, Scion, is driving a major expansion in forestry research activity. The exciting new industry/research partnership has attracted a funding commitment of over $20 million from Government and forest growers. This funding will enable more research into the role of plantation forestry in protecting the environment as well as generating economic wealth for New Zealand.
Wave energy device hits the water
A new wave-energy device has been undergoing sea trials in Lyttleton Harbour, watched closely be designers from NIWA, IRL, & Power Projects Ltd.
$37 million contract marks new funding environment
The approval of a $37 million dollar contract between the Foundation for Research Science and Technology (FRST), Crop & Food Research, and the vegetable sector, signifies the start of an economically driven yet secure funding environment for industry and science partnerships.
Blitzing Grass Grub
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.
On the scent of the clover root weevil
AgResearch's Lincoln-based scientists are hot on the scent of odours that will attract and ultimately trap the clover root weevil - a major clover pasture pest.
