Displaying items by tag: Massey University

Rugby played a big role in New Zealand gaining a world-leading soil scientist, Professor Mike Hedley.

New Zealand must get beyond seeing its agri sector as ‘gumboots in the mud’ and portray itself as a high value-food producer using innovative technologies.

Dairy and beef farmers are being asked to help develop frameworks to control the disease bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD).

Beyond Massey University’s cheeseboard at Fieldays was the objective of promoting sheep milking.

The attraction of heading a world-rated veterinary school, a love of New Zealand and disillusionment with Brexit persuaded Professor Jon Huxley to apply to lead the School of Veterinary Science at Massey University.

Farmers should not be having nightmares about Mycoplasma bovis, says a technical expert.

Massey University is living the ‘future of farming’ theme at National Fieldays this year with robots, future foods artificially intelligent farm assistants, and a focus on health and wellbeing.

Many rural nurses hold “incredible frustration” at the lack of support to move forward to become nursing practitioners says Sue Adams, a senior lecturer at Massey University’s School of Nursing.

Nurse practitioners could go a long way to help reverse the declining availability of rural health services in New Zealand, says Dr Sue Adams, a senior lecturer at Massey University’s School of Nursing.

A Massey University professor of animal welfare has been advising China’s animal production officials on raising their industry’s welfare standards.