Ag Research

There's frustration at the rate of progress to enact a national action plan for managing invasive weed species.  Audio

Former ag scientist, Ian Knowles, likes to lead from the front when it comes to sheep and plant trials and comparative experiments on his diverse hill country farm. Audio

Dr Sue Bidrose talks to Cosmo about her role as CEO of AgResearch. Audio

Researchers have found it's possible to produce milk and cheese in a highly environmentally friendly way without losing money. Audio

Santanu Deb-Choudhury and his team at AgResearch have found that proteins from sheep wool fibre can help improve the digestive health of cats. The proteins, extracted from cross-bred wool are then… Audio

Dr Santanu Deb-Choudhury and his team at AgResearch have found that proteins from sheep wool fibre can help improve the digestive health of cats. Audio

Dr Gosia Zobel has been working to detect mood in goats and to see if putting them in a positive frame of mind will change the way they behave. Audio

AgResearch has set up a trial to see when goats find thistles most palatable. It's hoping they will eat the flowers and prevent thistles seeding. Audio

AgResearch scientist Nicole Schon works wonders with worms. Her research shows a healthy worm population can promote pasture growth as well as help water move through soils. As part of her work she… Audio

Approval has been given to introduce a tiny wasp that will kill the damaging potato psyllid and $4.25 million has been earmarked to develop a meat sensor able to measure the quality of meat destined… Audio

Forty Waikato teachers met last week to hear about bringing agri-science alive in the classroom. Audio