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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.

New research from Lincoln University suggests biowaste can be used on former pine plantations to generate big economic returns.

The wool sector should not waste more resources on research, says former Wool Equities Ltd chairman Clifford Heath.

The wider agribusiness sector has nailed its share of loot in the recent Budget – with extra money for R&D, training, irrigation, animal welfare and biosecurity.

It was the trial very few wanted to take part in – although given the results -  more may have wished they had done so.

Fresh research by AgResearch scientists will help unlock mysteries about a serious West Coast agricultural pest and allow farmers to make better management decisions and potentially save money.

New Zealand scientists have identified animal-safe compounds that can reduce methane emissions from sheep and cattle by up to 90%.