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Meridian gets go-ahead for Northland solar farm
Meridian has been granted resource consent for 120-megawatt solar farm.
Potential new $500m industry for Central North Island
Scientists have worked out how to create protein from microorganisms in geothermal gases.
A sign of things to come? Fonterra to spend $75m on high-protein nutrition
The high-value protein industry is projected to grow by $16b over the next four years.
Opinion: How DNA data can impact dairy farming
OPINION: Genomic data is central to unlocking a more efficient national herd.
Barry Soper: NZ's brave new world of genetic modification
OPINION: NZ has finally come out of scientific hibernation and into the real world.
Protein shake-up: What next for NZ?
OPINION: Is there room for both traditional and new and novel proteins?
The untold story behind one of NZ’s most successful start-ups
PLUS: The animal welfare issue, the start-up's latest offshore push.
The 40-million-year-old solution helping Katikati farmers
They may be small, but they’re mighty.
Growing Future Farmers at Omarama Station
Richard and Annabelle Subtil prepare agriculture’s next generation of farmers at Omarama Station. Video / Alan Gibson
Experimental vineyard to help hone wine production
The facility is the newest addition to the New Zealand Wine Centre.
Listening to the science at Owl Farm
The dairy farm is a venture at St Peter’s School and a well-known demonstration farm.
Monitoring methane emissions from space
The project aims to improve real-time monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions.
NZ's Harapaki wind farm up and running
The project was delivered inside its $448 million capital forecast.
Solar farm to grow crops beneath its panels
“We’re looking at ... blueberries ... ranui berries and vegetable crops as well.”
Controlling weeds without the chemicals
Weed control is a significant challenge for many in agriculture.
Opinions split on genetic technologies in food production
Attitudes on using genetic technologies in growing food approximately split into thirds.
Petri dish quail parfait, anyone? Behind the scenes of lab-grown meat
Does lab-grown food pose a risk to NZ farmers? And will the ick factor put people off?
How 'agricvoltaics' could help Kiwi farmers
Agrivoltaics use agricultural land for both renewable electricity generation and farming.
AI boost for dairy farming productivity
Artificial intelligence tackles mastitis problem, improves bottom line.
Kea Kids: What’s it like being an 11-year-old fish farmer?
James is a Paringa kid spending his days boating, motorbiking, and raising some of the freshest salmon on the West Coast. Reporter Nicholas takes us on a tour of the farm.
Agriculture axed from ETS — what the experts say
'What is happening now is just avoiding the pricing of these emissions.'
'Massive' opportunities ahead for food and fibre sectors - KPMG
KPMG has released its 2024 report "Today’s potential, tomorrow’s possibilities".
Is NZ luring renewable energy projects from across the ditch?
Daniel Moroko says Tasmania and NZ will be hotspots for large renewable energy projects.
'Stainless steel cows': Is precision fermentation a threat to Kiwi farmers?
NZ labs could soon start mass-producing dairy-identical products without using cows.
Riches in niches: Could cauliflower ice cream and tamarillo chocolate be our export future?
“The leadership in consumer marketing is happening at the edges, by the entrepreneurs.”
Cow-less dairy product company given green light to expand
Auckland-based Daisy Lab has spent the past few years developing dairy-identical proteins.
Could short-rotation forestry unlock NZ's green energy future?
A two-year study sheds light on short-rotation forestry opportunities for regional NZ.