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Diplomatic representatives speaking yesterday in Auckland believe there is a strong chance of global agreement in the upcoming climate negotiations in Paris in December.

New Zealand's shift from a pasture-based model to high feed-input dairy farms will come under the microscope in a joint research project.

NZ-led research shows global solutions are feasible as microbes causing animal methane emissions are similar around the world.

Lincoln University students are scouring the country to discover new insect species and keep ahead of potential threats to agriculture and the environment.

Everyone knows rats and mice can navigate mazes, but cows?

Becoming an expert in anything takes a lot of work. But when that work involves tasting a lot of wine how hard can it be?

Understanding the ecology of the vineyard as a whole is the focus of a new $7 million research programme being undertaken by NZ Winegrowers.

The primary sector has been chided by the Prime Minister’s chief science advisor for its failure to invest in R&D. 

The Government has pledged to invest $7.3 million over five years in agricultural research partnership, Pastoral Genomics, says Steven Joyce.

Nine months since reports of cows collapsing on swede crops in Southland, the exact cause of the casualties is still uncertain.