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Fat is back for lambs: we may have gone too far towards leaness, claims a senior scientist with AgResearch's animal genomics team, Tricia Johnson.

Researchers are about to begin looking at how to gain the health benefits of drinking raw milk without risking the pitfalls.

Farmers may soon have another weapon for fighting the weed Californian thistle, says AgResearch.

A big challenge to the New Zealand sheep milking industry is that a lot of the known science is based on overseas indoor, or mixed indoor-outdoor systems.

How to get better reproductive performance from hoggets is the question AgResearch animal reproduction scientists at Invermay are seeking to answer.

AgResearch and Taratahi's new partnership aims to strengthen agricultural and hill country science and educational opportunities for the agricultural sector.

New Zealand's sheep milk industry is set to benefit from new research by AgResearch.

Farmers will be able to observe first-hand the impressive impact of a biocontrol agent.

A conferance on NZ sheep milking is being held next month at Massey University, and it's already attracting participants from around the world.

With the more intensive farming practices used currently there is a need to ensure optimum animal health and pasture health for long-term environmental sustainability.