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agriculture

Putting a price on natural ‘goods and services’

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 06 July 201109 July 2011

ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING: Wed 6 July 10.30 AM Soil, water, energy, air, wildlife and minerals — they underpin our economy, […]

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Expert on low drug resistance in bacteria from NZ food

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 June 201122 June 2011

A new Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) survey has examined the antimicrobial resistance of bacteria isloated from New Zealand […]

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Foot and mouth disease study questions need for mass culling

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 May 201106 May 2011

Cattle infected with foot and mouth disease (FMD) are only infectious for a brief window of time, around half what […]

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NZ to become a green technology powerhouse?

In the News  |  Published: 28 April 201129 April 2011

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released a report which suggests New Zealand should focus on producing […]

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Stuff: Aussie dung beetles are coming

In the News  |  Published: 07 February 2011

ERMA has given permission for ten species of Australian dung beetles to be brought over to New Zealand, to help […]

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ETS’ impact on agriculture discussed

In the News  |  Published: 18 November 201018 November 2010

Radio New Zealand’s Morning Report looks at the ETS, which is still causing concern amongst many of the country’s farmers. […]

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A third of NZ’s lakes poor quality: NIWA

In the News  |  Published: 12 November 2010

A recently released report by NIWA has said that a third of the monitored lakes in New Zealand have poor […]

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ODT/NZPA: New parasitic test to help sheep breeders

In the News  |  Published: 17 September 2010

AgResearch has developed a new parasite test for sheep which will allow breeders to test their stock faster, more easily […]

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Newsletter Digest: Earth science, food safety and Tim Flannery to visit

Blog  |  Published: 10 September 2010

A massive week for earth science Barely a week on from last Saturday’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Canterbury, scientists have […]

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Dom Post: The pursuit of science before happiness

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 09 September 2010

Jon Morgan writes in the Dominion Post about Massey University’s agriculture director, Jacqueline Rowarth, and her thoughts on Generation X […]

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