The first genome assembly Dr Annabel Whibley worked on was for a butterfly, tracking 21 chromosomes fragmented into nearly 4,000 pieces, at the Museum Nationale d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris.

ASB has launched its new ASB ACCESS programme, designed to accelerate the export growth of established high-potential food and fibre businesses, through access to debt capital alongside advice, connections and expertise.

Living in the heart of Waiheke wine country gives Chrissy Powlesland seasonal insights that delight her in life and work.

Herd improvement company LIC's director elections have attracted a high calibre of candidates.

The horticultural sector has much to gain from harnessing digital technology, machine learning and artificial intelligence to transform food production systems.

Hawke's Bay apple growers are holding their collective breath waiting to see whether spring will bring good or bad news.

Leading figures from major political parties will be grilled on their primary sector policies at the inaugural Rural Issues Debate at Mystery Creek Events Centre on 14 September.

The Olsen family have been involved in diversification for generations in the farming settlement of Opiki in the Horowhenua between Levin and Palmerston North. They have always had a dairy farm and grown potatoes.

The country's second largest milk processor is optimistic that global demand for dairy products will improve end of this year.

Lewis Collins was working on spore trapping as part of his microbiology studies when he thought about the challenge of analysing airborne diseases. By the time useful data was received, it was typically too late to avoid an outbreak within a crop.