Strategy Investment Leader for DairyNZ Dr Bruce Thorrold spoke to The Country Early Edition's Jamie Mackay today the Pastoral 21 Research Team.

Pastoral 21 is a collaborative five-year farm research programme that aims to provide proven, profitable, simple, adoption-ready systems that lift production and reduce nutrient loss. The research team is truly collaborative with representatives from DairyNZ, Fonterra, Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand, Beef + Lamb New Zealand and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, PGG Wrightson and Blue Pacific Minerals. The team is managed by AgResearch.

You can find out more about Pastoral 21 here.

Listen to the full interview in the Soundcloud embed below: