Science Media Centre

Neal Wallace of the Otago Daily Times writes about warnings that NZ’s pasture-based farming system might have to change.
Stephen Goldson, AgResearch’s chief scientist and the vice-president of the Royal Society of New Zealand has said that pastoral farming may have reached its upper limits, in terms of production, and [...]

Leading scientists examine GM issue
As part of a Science Media Centre briefing for journalists to be held on Tuesday, Agresearch chief scientist Steven Goldson will lead a panel of experts looking at the potential benefits and risks of introducing genetically modified pasture crops in New Zealand.
The Royal Society has prepared a paper on the subject [...]