Displaying items by tag: Massey University

Monday, 29 February 2016 13:55

Upcoming dairy talent drawn by scholarships

Fifty-five DairyNZ scholarships have been awarded this year.

Published in Agribusiness
Wednesday, 24 February 2016 10:25

Banks will hold off drawing their guns

It depends how bad it gets before banks take drastic action against deeply indebted dairy farmers.

Published in General News
Saturday, 20 February 2016 09:26

Better ram genes do pay off

A North Island trial comparing the value of lambs sired by low versus high genetic merit rams validates that using genetic data does pay off.

Published in General News
Thursday, 18 February 2016 19:31

Better understanding needed

An agricultural academic wants all policy and rule makers in local and central government to properly understand farm systems and how they are run.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 17 February 2016 08:55

NZ sheep milking prowess on display

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

Published in General News
Tuesday, 16 February 2016 15:28

Pressure on science has not worked

A leading soil scientist says the exact science to meet the demand by the public and government to improve water quality hasn't been in place.

Published in General News
Saturday, 06 February 2016 06:55

Big spend on land and water research

$230 million is being spent over the next 10 years to produce definitive science on how to best manage land and water in New Zealand.

Published in General News
Friday, 05 February 2016 19:21

Massey anti-farming?

The Hound wonders what Massey University has against farming.

Published in The Hound
Thursday, 04 February 2016 06:55

Teeth grinding wears farmers down

A combination of unusual conditions has bothered sheep farmers Hamish and Alastair Craw on their Banks Peninsula farm, Longridge Agriculture Ltd, for 10 years, says Ravensdown.

Published in Farm Health
Monday, 21 December 2015 09:55

Would-be journalists attracted to farming

A field trip to a dairy farm and Massey University agri science facilities has helped change the attitudes of a group of postgraduate Massey journalism students.

Published in General News
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