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Adding up the numbers on farm data
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (478+ words) As technology continues to develop in the agricultural space, questions are being asked about who owns the detailed data that’s being gleaned from farms. Massey University has started a research project aimed at getting a better understanding of how farm…...
Bremworth directors exit after Ferrier takeover
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (351+ words) Three independent directors of Bremworth have resigned effective later this month as the partial takeover by David Ferrier’s Mangawhai Collective works through. The directors are Trevor Burt, Julie Bohnenn and Murray Dyer, who served on a sub-committee advising shareholders during…...
Apple waste shows promise for food packaging
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (384+ words) Apple waste could soon have a new life beyond stock feed or the compost bin, with research at Massey University exploring how the scraps could be turned into a food packaging innovation. Fourth-year food technology student Ed Ron Ng is…...
Who owns New Zealand’s farm data?
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (401+ words) A research project exploring how agricultural stakeholders respond to and make decisions about emerging technologies aims to better understand how farm data is governed, shared and used in New Zealand’s rapidly evolving agricultural landscape. As a global leader in agricultural…...
Massey Animal Science degree expands for 2027
1+ week, 2+ day ago (330+ words) Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University is expanding the Bachelor of Animal Science with two new majors in response to growing demand for graduates with the skills to support the future of New Zealand’s primary industries. The new majors, Animal…...
Bird flu ‘hoax’ claims spread online
1+ week, 2+ day ago (954+ words) By Katie Todd of RNZ As biosecurity and conservation groups work to shield the country’s wildlife from any spread of bird flu, researchers say some New Zealanders are embracing false narratives about the virus on social media. Following three detections…...
Wild weather hits southern farmers as spring begins
1+ week, 4+ day ago (434+ words) By Neal Wallace and Gerhard Uys August had been shaping up to be one of the best in recent years for West Otago dairy farmer Luke Kane. But then 60mm of rain fell over several days this week. The cold front…...
Massey builds on success of student ag summit
1+ week, 5+ day ago (401+ words) Massey University is expanding a hands-on programme designed to give secondary school students a glimpse of where a career in agriculture could take them. Following the success of the inaugural Food Innovation Youth Summit at Massey University earlier this year,…...
Manawatū farming couple dig deep to help fund surgical robot
1+ week, 6+ day ago (384+ words) For more than a century, the Frecklington family has called the same patch of Manawatū farmland home. Now fifth-generation farmer Paul Frecklington and his wife Christine are giving back to the wider community with a $500,000 donation towards a new surgical…...
EcoNet ready to prove itself on King Charles’s farm
1+ week, 6+ day ago (310+ words) Kiwi EcoNet, the edible bale netting created by Southland farmer Grant Lightfoot, will be used for bales on one of King Charles’s farms in the UK. Speaking to Farmers Weekly, Lightfoot said he was in the UK earlier this year…...