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OPINION: Dust ups between rural media and PR types aren't unheard of but also aren't common, given part of the job description of PR is to grease the wheels and ensure clients get good media coverage.
This old mutt notes that scientists have now developed a genetically engineered rice crop that could emit much less methane than normal rice.
According to Nature Magazine, three years of field trials in China have shown that the cultivation of SUSIBA2 rice (GE) has seen a significant reduction in methane emissions and a decrease in rhizospheric methanogen levels. The magazine reports the GE rice offers a sustainable means of providing increased starch content for food production while reducing greenhouse gas emissions from rice cultivation. So the Hound wonders if the Greens truly believe their own rhetoric about greenhouse gas emissions surely this means they will drop their opposition to genetically modified crops and welcome this GE rice.
OPINION: Ministry for Primary Industries' situation outlook for primary industries report (SOPI) makes impressive reading.
Sheep and beef farmers Matt and Kristin Churchward say using artificial intelligence (AI) to spread fertiliser on their sprawling 630ha farm is a game changer for their business.
Commercial fruit and vegetable growers are being encouraged to cast their votes in the Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) board directors' election.
A unique discovery by a Palmerston North science company, Biolumic, looks set to revolutionise the value and potential of ryegrass and the secret is the application of ultraviolet (UV) light.
A New Zealand company is redefining the global collagen game by turning New Zealand sheepskin into a world-class health product.
With further extreme weather on the way, ANZ Bank is encouraging farmers and business owners impacted by the recent extreme weather and flooding to seek support if they need it.
OPINION: Dust ups between rural media and PR types aren't unheard of but also aren't common, given part of the…
OPINION: The Hound hears from his canine pals in Southland that an individual's derogatory remarks on social media have left…