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Still on the Fieldays, one weird product seen there has made global news.
Meat lovers’ chocolate has gone global (though some punters query the mention of the prime ingredient in the name). Overseas media reactions to the sweet treat – it contains 50% meat – range from encouraging to incredulous. Website ‘Death and Taxes’ asked Kiwis if they really wanted to add meaty choccies to the little the world knew about us, after already having to “suffer numerous indignities based on the rest of the world’s general ignorance of your country”. But it was heavenly publicity to the US beef industry’s cattlenetwork.com, which declared the stuff “good news for that untapped segment of consumers waiting for a product with the nutritional value of meat and the indulgent taste of chocolate”. All this global hooha has AgResearch senior scientist Mustafa Farouk and Devonport Chocolates excited about the product’s future.
An innovative idea for transforming mechanically deboned meat (MDM) into a meat flake for seasoning has taken top honours in the Meat Industry Association’s (MIA) first-ever Dragon’s Den competition.
The Government's plan to merge the seven crown institutes presents exciting possibilities for plant technology company Grasslanz Technology, says chief executive Megan Skiffington.
AgResearch scientists have collected the first known data showing behavioural developmental impacts on lambs whose mothers were treated with long-acting drugs for parasites.
Primary sector groups appear to be generally supportive of the Gene Technology Bill currently before parliamentarians.
There's been very little reaction to the government science reform announcement, with many saying the devil will be in the detail.
As the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards night unfolded, it became evident that Waikato’s Thomas and Fiona Langford were the frontrunners for the biggest prize of the night – the 2025 Share Farmers of the Year award.
New Zealand’s dairy sector cannot expect India to be a market for all its dairy products.
Meat processor ANZCO Foods’ net profit has plunged on the back of lower market returns which squeezed margins and impacted business performance.
OPINION: Most people will be aware of the Government's plans to boost coal, oil and gas production to meet energy requirements.
AgriZeroNZ has entered a new partnership with Britain's national innovation agency, Innovate UK.
Twenty rural community hubs across New Zealand will receive $5,000 to upgrade their facilities having been selected as the winners of Rabobank's Community Hub Competition.
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