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THE HOUND reckons the meat industry here and worldwide won’t encounter much challenge from the world’s first lab-grown beefburger.
Professor Mark Post et al at Maastricht University, Holland, took five years developing the burger. The mad professor hopes lab-made meat could eventually help feed the world and fight climate change, though that goal is ten years away at best. No matter, tasters of the fake meat say the 140g patty is “close to meat” in flavour and texture, but not as juicy. (It cost at least $330,000 to develop, with backing from Google co-founder Sergey Brin.)
Managing director of Woolover Ltd, David Brown, has put a lot of effort into verifying what seems intuitive, that keeping newborn stock's core temperature stable pays dividends by helping them realise their full genetic potential.
Within the next 10 years, New Zealand agriculture will need to manage its largest-ever intergenerational transfer of wealth, conservatively valued at $150 billion in farming assets.
Boutique Waikato cheese producer Meyer Cheese is investing in a new $3.5 million facility, designed to boost capacity and enhance the company's sustainability credentials.
OPINION: The Government's decision to rule out changes to Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) that would cost every farmer thousands of dollars annually, is sensible.
Compensation assistance for farmers impacted by Mycoplama bovis is being wound up.
Selecting the reverse gear quicker than a lovestruck boyfriend who has met the in-laws for the first time, the Coalition Government has confirmed that the proposal to amend Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) charged against farm utes has been canned.
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