A new livestock virus spreading across Europe and panicking farmers in the Norther Hemisphere is unlikely to reach New Zealand […]
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SMC(UK) Fact Sheet on Schmallenberg virus
This fact sheet was produced by the SMC UK to give journalists a background on the Schmallenberg virus currently affecting […]
Continue readingAg and hort scientists eye roles in future economy
Scientists and other researchers in the nation’s primary-production sectors canvassed the role of science and innovation in Wellington during a […]
Continue readingElection 2011 – Major parties on agri-policy
In the lead up to the election, the Dominion Post has quizzed National and Labour on what the key issues […]
Continue readingOwen Glenn – innovation, science and technology
In the New Zealand Herald, businessman and philanthropist Owen Glenn writes about getting the most out of innovation in Kiwi […]
Continue readingAg & Hort conference covers range of issues
At the Agricultural and Horticultural Outlook summit in Wellington this week, politicians and scientists explored the coming challenges faced by […]
Continue readingNew Zealanders help dig up potato genome
This week the Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium published the genome of the humble potato in the international journal Nature. The […]
Continue readingPutting a price on natural ‘goods and services’
ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING: Wed 6 July 10.30 AM Soil, water, energy, air, wildlife and minerals — they underpin our economy, […]
Continue readingExpert on low drug resistance in bacteria from NZ food
A new Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) survey has examined the antimicrobial resistance of bacteria isloated from New Zealand […]
Continue readingFoot and mouth disease study questions need for mass culling
Cattle infected with foot and mouth disease (FMD) are only infectious for a brief window of time, around half what […]
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