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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.)
A further ten commercial beef farmers have been selected to take part in the Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) programme to help drive the uptake of genetics in the industry.
This morning, NZ Young Farmers (NZYF) has announced that Cheyne Gillooly will take over as its chief executive in June.
The message for the 2025 World Bee Day is a call to action for sustainable practices that support bees, improve food security, and protect biosecurity in the face of mounting climate pressures.
Consumers around the world are willing to pay more for products containing dairy and this is driving demand for butter and cream, says Fonterra.
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters often describes NZ as a small and isolated nation situated 'just north of the penguins' but says in terms of global affairs, NZ and other small nations should be judged on the quality of their arguments and not the size of their military.
Use of agricultural drones by contractors in New Zealand is soaring.
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