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Purple petunias reveal all
Monday, 24 March 2014, 11:28 am | AgResearch
A team of New Zealand researchers from AgResearch and Plant & Food Research has unlocked an elaborate code to discover how coloured pigments in plants form. More >>
NZ genetics expertise harnessed for Icelandic salmon health
Friday, 21 February 2014, 1:11 pm | AgResearch
One of the world’s leading salmon egg producers is working with AgResearch to develop genomic selection in Atlantic salmon. Icelandic company Stofnfiskur HF and AgResearch, New Zealand’s pastoral crown research institute, are working together to help increase ... More >>
Advancing New Zealand’s genetic research
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 4:01 pm | AgResearch
Scientists from around New Zealand are gathering in Palmerston North today and tomorrow for a workshop hosted by AgResearch which aims to advance the contribution of genetic research to the New Zealand economy. More >>
Award hat trick for AgResearch scientists
Friday, 24 January 2014, 11:28 am | AgResearch
An AgResearch scientist has become the third at the institute to win a prestigious pastoral science award. Emeritus Professor Syd Easton, who is based at the AgResearch Grasslands campus in Palmerston North, was awarded the Ray Brougham Trophy for his ... More >>
Irish wasp may need help moving west
Thursday, 16 January 2014, 4:23 pm | AgResearch
Increasing clover root weevil populations are being seen on the West Coast, but the AgResearch-introduced biocontrol is hot on its tail. More >>
Brown fat measurement could offer key to lamb survival
Tuesday, 14 January 2014, 12:12 pm | AgResearch
Not all fats are created equal, and work by AgResearch is looking into how this knowledge can help reduce lamb deaths. More >>
$200,000 win for dogma defying project
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 10:01 am | AgResearch
AgResearch has invested $200,000 to help further a dogma-defying science project. The project, which challenged the way experts had always thought fungus grew within plants, was the first recipient of the annual AgResearch Science Prize. More >>
Nematode name 50 years in the making
Thursday, 7 November 2013, 10:34 am | AgResearch
Advances in technology and international expertise have finally enabled the formal description and naming of a New Zealand nematode, more than 50 years after its original discovery. More >>
Mars to Manawatu for robotic rover project
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 12:24 pm | AgResearch
An AgResearch team has taken some extra-terrestrial inspiration to help take the pain out of intensive pasture management. More >>
Positive Discussions Will Deliver Value for Farmers
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 4:19 pm | AgResearch
AgResearch is confident that discussions with regional leaders today will help create more value for Otago and Southland farmers, as well as wider New Zealand. More >>
Further development of AgResearch’s campuses
Thursday, 26 September 2013, 4:44 pm | AgResearch
AgResearch has concluded the staff consultation phase of its plans to reinvest $100 million in its campus infrastructure. More >>
Clostridium botulinum research undertaken for Fonterra
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 4:58 pm | AgResearch
Contrary to some statements in the media, AgResearch did not confirm the presence of Clostridium botulinum in the isolates provided by Fonterra, but reported that the research had potentially detected Clostridium botulinum and recommended that ... More >>
AgResearch Statement on MPI Whey Protein Report
Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 7:12 pm | AgResearch
A spokesperson for AgResearch said: “We have today received correspondence from Fonterra in relation to testing carried out by AgResearch for Fonterra. More >>
AgResearch Plans Its Future Footprint
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 11:27 am | AgResearch
The country’s largest Crown Research Institute, AgResearch, has released further details of its plans to reinvest $100 million into its campus facilities and resources. More >>
Trial suggests winter management can cut runoff losses
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 11:31 am | AgResearch
An AgResearch study in South Otago has indicated that simple and low cost management techniques can significantly reduce overland flow and contaminant losses from winter forage crop paddocks. More >>
AgResearch at Fieldays – creating a premium for NZ exports
Monday, 10 June 2013, 3:04 pm | AgResearch
Opportunities to assess your pasture, check out the latest endophyte technology, and sample delicious added-value beef products are all on offer at AgResearch’s stand at the National Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek this year. More >>
Iron-Grabber Important for Endophyte Survival
Monday, 27 May 2013, 10:27 am | AgResearch
Iron-Grabber Important for Endophyte Survival Scientists at New Zealand’s largest Crown Research Institute, AgResearch, have made a crucial discovery on what makes endophytes succeed in ryegrass. In a paper recently published in the prestigious ... More >>
AgResearch to Invest $100 Million In New Science Innovation
Monday, 29 April 2013, 2:29 pm | AgResearch
AgResearch, New Zealand’s largest Crown Research Institute, has today announced a major investment programme that is the largest of its kind in New Zealand agricultural science. More >>
Beetle Battle Shows Importance Of Pest Management
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 12:00 pm | AgResearch
Success in tackling a destructive beetle on the West Coast has underlined the importance of having integrated pest management plans on farms. More >>
Ingenious Kiwi grass prepares to go global
Friday, 22 March 2013, 2:45 pm | AgResearch
An ingenious Kiwi solution to the billion dollar bird strike problem is getting ready to go global after impressing airport experts from around the world. Bird strikes at airports cost the aviation industry an estimated US$1.2 billion annually in both ... More >>
