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Cheap food has high price
Monday, 20 June 2016, 10:00 am | Lincoln University
A report into European farming policy ‘ Does the CAP still fit?’ , co-authored by Lincoln University Professor of Farm Management Alison Bailey, says there is overwhelming evidence at local, national and global levels that food systems need to change. More >>
Firm funding for world-leading research farm
Friday, 17 June 2016, 10:35 am | Lincoln University
Lincoln University’s Ashley Dene Research and Development Station is welcoming the signing of five sponsorship agreements to the value of $850,000, contributing to the creation of a world-leading farm systems research facility. More >>
People and pīngao weaving connections
Friday, 17 June 2016, 10:20 am | Lincoln University
A three year project aimed at bringing together Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) and Western Science to reverse the decline of an endangered native sedge culminated in a gathering of scientists, conservationists, iwi and weavers from around New Zealand ... More >>
People and pīngao weaving connections
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 10:32 am | Lincoln University
A three year project aimed at bringing together Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) and Western Science to reverse the decline of an endangered native grass culminated in a gathering of scientists, conservationists, iwi and weavers from around New Zealand ... More >>
Study tracks hunting experience
Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 10:12 am | Lincoln University
Would big game hunters enjoy their hunting trips more if they had to stick to a bag limit? That’s one of the questions a Lincoln University Environmental Management Professor is seeking to answer in a research study on hunter satisfaction. More >>
Scholars’ sacrifices spotlighted
Tuesday, 14 June 2016, 10:49 am | Lincoln University
A bitter winter, strange food and homesickness weren’t enough to deter scholarship students Greg Joseph and Randel Esnard from the tiny Caribbean island nation of St Lucia in their pursuit of master’s degrees from Lincoln University. More >>
Wee puzzle for soil researcher
Tuesday, 7 June 2016, 2:12 pm | Lincoln University
Unexpected and conflicting results from research around irrigation practices and their influence on greenhouse gas emissions have Lincoln University PhD student Jen Owens contemplating a more complex scenario and a few possible explanations. Ms Owens ... More >>
The economics of butterfly farming
Friday, 3 June 2016, 3:34 pm | Lincoln University
Karl Rich has been helping to farm an altogether more delicate animal than those usually associated with agribusiness. More >>
Fungi workshop first of its kind
Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 10:37 am | Lincoln University
Some of the world’s leading experts in fungal biology and the study of pest and weed invasions met recently at a workshop organised by researchers from the Bio-Protection Research Centre. More >>
Lincoln University welcomes 2016 budget news
Friday, 27 May 2016, 2:26 pm | Lincoln University
Lincoln University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robin Pollard, says the specialist land-based university welcomes the 2016 budget announcement as “not only an encouraging budget for universities, this is a good budget for the future of New Zealand’s ... More >>
Young gun Kristy targeting Ireland world champs
Friday, 27 May 2016, 12:53 pm | Lincoln University
Shooting star Kristy Havill’s sporting universe began at 10-years-old with a big bang — the sound of a shotgun reducing a flying clay disc to smithereens. More >>
Role in Indonesian agricultural project formalised
Monday, 23 May 2016, 12:18 pm | Lincoln University
Lincoln’s part in a US$106m (NZD$156m) project to sustainably manage and help spread technology through Indonesian agriculture was formally recognised last week. More >>
NZ should be milking it in organic market
Monday, 23 May 2016, 12:11 pm | Lincoln University
Consistent growth in the demand for organic produce over the last four decades is a missed opportunity New Zealand dairy farmers can’t afford to ignore any longer, says organics stalwart Bob Crowder. More >>
Vineyard device saves back, wet feet and time
Monday, 23 May 2016, 11:40 am | Lincoln University
Lincoln engineering student Mike Liao has designed a machine to make work easier and more efficient in vineyards. More >>
Another rugby dynasty growing at Lincoln
Friday, 20 May 2016, 11:40 am | Lincoln University
Members of another high-achieving family rugby dynasty are following in the wake of alumni All Black siblings Sam and George Whitelock at Lincoln University. More >>
Landing the right way up
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 11:57 am | Lincoln University
An understanding of global issues and the desire to find out exactly how they can contribute to solving these through getting the right tertiary education has landed 14 secondary school students a trip to Lincoln University this July. ‘Land the ... More >>
Planning and preparing to prevent poor performance
Friday, 13 May 2016, 12:30 pm | Lincoln University
Owl Farm’s fourth and final Farm Focus Day for the 2016/17 season on Wednesday 25 May will be an opportunity to review the season, and for others in the dairy industry to benefit from the hard lessons learned on farm. More >>
Questions raised about cost of tourism
Friday, 13 May 2016, 11:04 am | Lincoln University
More discussion is needed about who should fund extra infrastructure to cope with an influx of tourists, says Lincoln University tourism lecturer Michael Shone. More >>
New building law ‘a brave move’
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 12:19 pm | Lincoln University
Lincoln University senior lecturer Ann Brower is applauding the Government’s passing of a new earthquake safety building law after she spent years lobbying for change. More >>
The money’s in the honey
Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 2:24 pm | Lincoln University
A dawning realisation that unused blocks of manuka covered land could be an untapped source of sustainable income is attracting a steadily increasing number of students of all ages in Northland to train in apiculture. More >>
