Displaying items by tag: Genetics

Minor amendments to regulations on the definition of what is and is not a GMO have been approved by Cabinet, Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith says.

Forest owners say kinks in the laws covering the release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) need to be ironed out.

Seeking to offer products that meet demand, by using new technologies in the most cost-effective manner, just makes sense, says Focus Genetics chief executive Gavin Foulsham.

Genetics companies are reporting an increase in demand from dairy farmers for proven beef genetics.

LIC and CRV may be rivals in New Zealand but they are working together in Australia.

 Dairy farmers are being urged to look at breeding the balance of dairy herds (after replacements) to proven beef genetics.

Short gestation dairy genetics is expected to generate more than $11 million in extra milk production for New Zealand farmers this spring, says livestock breeder LIC.

At Mangarata Farm in Wairarapa they are selecting for ewes that will ‘bounce back’ after lambing and conceive twins each year.

A large-scale dairy farmer, among the first in New Zealand to introduce facial eczema (FE) tolerant genetics into his dairy herd, says they are an “essential tool for dairy farming,” reports CRV Ambreed.

Researchers behind a new tool say it gives Australian dairy farmers the potential to double the net income per cow that arises due to genetic improvement.