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Sheep with finer wool, greater tolerance for hot weather, top meat quality traits, and lower methane emissions.

You might say Trevor James has been stuck in the weeds for almost half a century.

Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant growth, and nitrogen fertiliser has long been critical to maintaining the high productivity of grazed pasture systems in New Zealand.

Te Puke is famed as New Zealand’s kiwifruit capital, but new research could mean that top spot is contested in the future, with suitable kiwifruit production land identified in Waikato, Taranaki and the top of the South Island.

Rural contractors and regional councils are supporting a new AgResearch programme on invasive alligator weed.

Meat delivers more of the essential protein building blocks compared to a plant-based alternative.

AgResearch scientists say they’ve managed to breed sheep that produce less methane while still producing good quality meat.

New results from long-running research suggest that farmed animals bred for less impact on the climate are as healthy and produce meat quality just as good, if not better.

Researchers are investigating what makes great-tasting pork as part of an innovative eating quality project.

AgResearch senior scientist Sue McCoard has been named 2022 winner of the prestigious McMeekan Memorial Award from the New Zealand Society of Animal Production.