At the Agricultural and Horticultural Outlook summit in Wellington this week, politicians and scientists explored the coming challenges faced by […]
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Media coverage: Dung beetles to improve kiwi farms
Landcare Research has announced its plans to use at least two species of dung beetle to improve New Zealand’s environment. […]
Continue readingTVNZ/One News: Scientists work with farmers to cut emissions
In order to help farmers make the best greenhouse gas mitigation choices, NIWA scientists are travelling the country to learn […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Organic food on rise – but birds not so keen
Eloise Gibson writes in the New Zealand Herald about research which showed that, given the choice, birds preferred ‘conventional’ over […]
Continue readingODT: Impossible to separate ‘good science from spin’
Neal Wallace writes in the Otago Daily Times about comments by a former science leader that the current science funding […]
Continue readingODT:Farming confronting technical conundrums
Neal Wallace of the Otago Daily Times writes about warnings that NZ’s pasture-based farming system might have to change. Stephen […]
Continue readingODT: Help urged for stress of eco-farming
Neal Wallace of the Otago Daily Times on the increasing pressure felt by farmers to lessen their environmental impact. However, […]
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