Mystery Creek Upgrade: 15-Year Infrastructure Plan Unveiled for National Fieldays Venue
The venue for National Fieldays, the Southern Hemisphere's largest agribusiness show, is getting a major infrastructure upgrade.
The scholarship is aimed at graduate students undertaking research in the agricultural sector at the University of Waikato.
Applications are now open for the 2016 New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays Sir Don Llewellyn Scholarship.
The scholarship, established in 2012, is funded by the New Zealand National Fieldays Society and is worth up to $22,000 for one year of study.
It is aimed at graduate students undertaking research in the agricultural sector at the University of Waikato.
Last year's recipient Danielle Lelievre is researching the development of flavour in the G3 cultivar of kiwifruit, a replacement for the T Hort16A kiwifruit that had been severely impacted by the Psa virus.
Applications for this year's scholarship close on March 31, 2016.
The New Zealand seed industry has reached a significant milestone with the completion and approval of the new seed certification system.
New Zealand's persimmon season will kick off early this year, with fruit set to hit shelves soon.
Ireland and NZ have concluded a deal to extend a joint research programme on climate change.
Local growers and farmers are set to benefit from a refreshed offering from meal kit provider Hello Fresh.
Our job is not to panic but to professionally manage our way through this predicament.
Danielle Adsett has been announced as the new chief executive of New Zealand Apples and Pears (NZAPI).

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