A major report into ‘green growth opportunities’ for New Zealand, outlining actions for industry and government to apply across several […]
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Obesity, children and the future – ANZOS 2012 Briefing
What we feed ourselves and our children will shape the future of New Zealand. The complex problem of obesity – […]
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has conducted an initial review into a highly criticised French study linking herbicide resistant […]
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The media have reported widely on the viewpoints put forward by science and industry at this week’s Agricultural Biotechnology International […]
Continue readingGM environmental benefits undebated – Straight Furrow
In the wake of GM debate raised by an NZ speaking tour by two Australian farmers opposed to GE plants, […]
Continue readingPsa kiwifruit disease origins probed
A genetic analysis of several strains of the Psa bacterium, conducted by American and Italian scientists, suggests a Chinese origin […]
Continue readingPesticide harms bees at ‘safe’ levels – experts respond
Two new studies published in Science this week show that honey and bumble bees are negatively affected by a widely-used […]
Continue readingNew livestock virus in UK and Europe, unlikely to reach NZ
A new livestock virus spreading across Europe and panicking farmers in the Norther Hemisphere is unlikely to reach New Zealand […]
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This fact sheet was produced by the SMC UK to give journalists a background on the Schmallenberg virus currently affecting […]
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Scientists and other researchers in the nation’s primary-production sectors canvassed the role of science and innovation in Wellington during a […]
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