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Protecting elite soils – Expert Reaction

Protecting elite soils – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 16 August 201916 August 2019

The Government has proposed to give new protection to New Zealand’s most fertile and versatile land. A draft National Policy […]

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Microbes in soil could help fight crime

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 29 February 2012

A bid by Massey University researchers to showcase the latest DNA sequencing technologies for students around New Zealand may help […]

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Radio NZ: Farmers must change to get more carbon in soil – scientist

In the News  |  Published: 28 June 2010

A visiting soil scientist says that conventional farming practices prevent soil from increasing its carbon content – soil carbon is […]

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Soil carbon: Key to cutting emissions?

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 21 June 201024 June 2010

ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING: Thurs 24 June, 10:30 am (NZT) Did you know that there’s more carbon in the dirt beneath […]

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NZ Herald: Organic food on rise – but birds not so keen

In the News  |  Published: 31 May 2010

Eloise Gibson writes in the New Zealand Herald about research which showed that, given the choice, birds preferred ‘conventional’ over […]

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