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Gore sheep farmers win Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards

April 16, 2018

A love of family, farming and the land has seen the successful succession of Waipahi sheep farm from Ross and Alexa Wallace to their son Logan… and also helped the family win the Otago Ballance […]

Becks and Richard Tosswill, the 2018 Greater Wellington Ballance Farm Environment Award winners

Tosswills win Greater Wellington Ballance Farm Environment Award

April 12, 2018

Richard and Becks Tosswills’ innovative Wairarapa sheep and beef farm has been described described by awards judges as an “innovative and forward-thinking farm driven by a passion for change through social responsibility and commitment to […]

The foundations are going in for the new Joint Food Science Centre in Palmerston North

Work has started on the new Food Science Facility at Palmerston North

March 29, 2018

The new $45 million Food Science Facility is starting to take shape in a hole in the ground alongside FoodHQ on Massey University’s Mānawatu campus, in Palmerston North. The new joint facility concept between AgResearch […]

Greta and Craig Harman, 2018 Northland Ballance Farm Environment Award

Beef farmers Harmans win Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards

March 23, 2018

Whananaki beef farmers Greta and Craig Harman have won the Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards. The awards were held at the Copthorne Hotel and Resort Bay of Islands at Paihia, on Wednesday night (21 March). […]

Benchmarking a big plus for Ballance Farm Environment Awards

September 11, 2017

Sheep and beef farmers are amongst the winners in the country’s top farm environment awards. Benchmarking themselves against other farmers was one of the big pluses in entering the 2017 Ballance Farm Environment Awards for […]

New NZ genetics centre launched

July 20, 2017

Massey University’s new genetics centre was officially launched last week, bringing home world-leading New Zealand scientist Professor Dorian Garrick to lead it. The AL Rae Centre for Genetics will build world leading expertise in the […]

Registrations open for NZSAP conference

June 8, 2017

There will be plenty of scientific interest for red meat people later this month at the 2017 New Zealand Society of Animal Production (NZSAP) conference in Rotorua. Conference organiser Cameron Craigie, AgResearch science impact leader […]

Low iron proves an unnecessary burden during pregnancy

May 2, 2017

There is no need to eat in amounts for two when pregnant, but with increased nutrient requirements during this time, meeting the demands of a nutritious diet can be challenging. During pregnancy, the recommended daily […]

MIA Focus: Bringing it all together at the meat industry workshop 2017

April 5, 2017

Food safety, quality and value research brought the meat industry together for two days of workshops on 15 and 16 March in Hamilton. It was another full-house – and waiting list – for the popular […]

AgTech Hackathon brings science fiction to life on the farm

March 3, 2017

Technology is the means to solve “really deep” problems in feeding the world without damaging the planet. Farmers met with top Microsoft researchers at the launch of the first AgTech Hackathon Manawatu at BCC (Building […]

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