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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.)
Phoebe Scherer, a technical manager from the Bay of Plenty, has won the 2025 Young Grower of the Year national title.
The Fencing Contractors Association of New Zealand (FCANZ) celebrated the best of the best at the 2025 Fencing Industry Awards, providing the opportunity to honour both rising talent and industry stalwarts.
Award-winning boutique cheese company, Cranky Goat Ltd has gone into voluntary liquidation.
As an independent review of the National Pest Management Plan for TB finds the goal of complete eradication by 2055 is still valide, feedback is being sought on how to finish the job.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand has launched an AI-powered digital assistant to help farmers using the B+LNZ Knowledge Hub to create tailored answers and resources for their farming businesses.
A tiny organism from the arid mountains of mainland Greece is facilitating a new way of growing healthier animals on farms across New Zealand.
