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Well-known sheep specialist Professor Paul Kenyon is the new head of Massey University’s Institute of Veterinary, Animal, and Biomedical Sciences.
The institute includes New Zealand’s only veterinary teaching hospital and its leading native wildlife health centre, Wildbase.
Kenyon has led or co-led at least 100 sheep research studies in the past decade, resulting in 330 scientific publications aimed at improving on-farm productivity and profitability.
College of Sciences pro vice-chancellor Professor Robert Anderson says Kenyon’s proven teaching and management skills and his strong research links in New Zealand, Australia, Asia and South America made him an excellent candidate for the role.
Professor Kenyon says there are opportunities for the institute to grow in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and in research nationally and internationally. He aims to help identify those opportunities and develop strategies to exploit them.
“I’m honoured to be the head of an institute that is nationally and internationally recognised for its teaching and research excellence. And I’m excited by the challenges this position brings.”
Controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill have been lifted.
Fonterra farmer shareholders and unit holders are in line for another payment in April.
Farmers are being encouraged to take a closer look at the refrigerants running inside their on-farm systems, as international and domestic pressure continues to build on high global warming potential (GWP) 400-series refrigerants.
As expected, Fonterra has lifted its 2025-26 forecast farmgate milk price mid-point to $9.50/kgMS.
Bovonic says a return on investment study has found its automated mastitis detection technology, QuadSense, is delivering financial, labour, and animal-health benefits on New Zealand dairy farms worth an estimated $29,547 per season.
Pāmu has welcomed ten new apprentices into its 2026 intake, marking the second year of a scheme designed to equip the next generation of farmers with the skills, knowledge, and experience needed for a thriving career in agriculture.

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