Agriculture & Pastoral
New Thinking
Scientist wins communication award
AgResearch scientist Dr Liz Carpenter’s passion for teaching and science has led to her winning a national Science Communicator Award.
Prestigious appointments for two AgResearch scientists
AgResearch’s Dr John Caradus and Dr Stephen Goldson are among the 10 new Fellows elected to the Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ) science academy this year.
Prestigious appointments for two AgResearch scientists
AgResearch’s Dr John Caradus and Dr Stephen Goldson are among the 10 new Fellows elected to the Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ) science academy this year.
Kiwi to head world commission
New Zealand climate scientist, Dr Jim Salinger, of the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) has been elected President of the Commission for Agricultural Meteorology of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Potential tool for possum population control
AgResearch scientists have found two enteroviruses in wild possums that could be used to carry vaccines for possum biocontrols such as contraception.
Possum in a pickle
A recent trip to the UK to present breakthrough research in possum biocontrol led to an unlikely meeting for AgResearch scientist Dr Gail Shuttleworth.
Changing the taste and smell of sheep meat
Scientists are studying how to change the smell and taste of sheep meat by controlling what the animal eats.
AgResearch hunts for top talent at careers fair
After an absence of several years from University of Auckland careers' fairs, AgResearch is this year supporting Auckland University’s Science@Work Careers' Fair 2006.
Reducing reliance on drenches
Farmers' reliance on drenches is under the spotlight in an AgResearch study into alternative grazing management regimes.
