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The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) will pay for a new ‘Rural Innovation Lab’ based at Massey University’s Palmerston North campus.

Local solutions to local environmental problems: that’s Ireland’s plan for improving the quality of water in rivers and lakes.

Setting up for next year’s production was the theme of a Beef + Lamb NZ field day held last week at Massey University’s Tuapaka farm just outside Palmerston North.

Compliance means not only meeting the requirements of the regulator, but also the expectations of society.

Tired of blanket irrigation's issues, two Massey University engineering graduates decided to create a solution.

An Irish farm systems researcher says any solutions that scientists come up with to solve problems must be simple and not create other problems.

Predictions of a dry summer may make early weaning an attractive option for sheep farmers this year, provided they have high-quality legume-based forages available for their weaned lambs.

Veterinarians and farmers working together to improve stock performance must emphasise two aspects of hogget growth, say the authors of a guidebook published by Massey University Press.

Every mating season, veterinarians are called to fresh calved heifers presenting with unexplained severe forelimb lameness. This could be down to copper deficiency. 

Massey University's sheep and beef research farm is to begin nutrient leaching research using underground water and nutrient collection.