Displaying items by tag: Plant and Food Research

Tuesday, 05 April 2016 11:55

Protecting grapes from UVs

We humans have to take measures to protect our skin, hence the campaign of slip, slop slap.

Published in General News
Saturday, 06 February 2016 06:55

Big spend on land and water research

$230 million is being spent over the next 10 years to produce definitive science on how to best manage land and water in New Zealand.

Published in General News
Saturday, 19 September 2015 10:00

Innovation for new UHT products

Miraka chief executive, Richard Wyeth has welcomed a partnership with AgResearch and Plant & Food Research to develop a new family of shelf-stable beverages.

Published in General News
Friday, 07 August 2015 09:44

New plant business model from US partnership

A raspberry partnership between Plant & Food Research (PFR) and a plant nursery business in Washington state has had positive spinoffs, according to the Crown Research Insititute.

Published in Agribusiness
Monday, 12 January 2015 00:00

New chair feels lucky

As chairman of the Gimblett Gravels Winegrowers Association for the next two years, Gordon Russell expects to preside over some of the sub-region’s most significant developments.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 23 December 2014 00:00

Sports and spots for survey

Assessing the level of virus infection across New Zealand vineyards is the subject of Arnaud Blouin’s doctoral research – and he’s looking for industry participation during the run-up to vintage 2015.

Published in General News
Friday, 10 October 2014 15:34

Hop Lab to brew better beers

PLANT & Food Research, in partnership with NZ Hops and Chris Little Engineering, have formally opened a new research brewery at the company's Motueka site.

The 'Hop Lab' has been designed to allow the hops breeding team the ability to create experimental trial brews from promising new hop cultivars in order to evaluate sensory characteristics.

Published in General News
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