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More than 400 people participated in a day long real and virtual workshop last week on farm environment plans (FEP’s) organised by Massey University’s Farmed Landscapes Research Centre (FLRC).

Massey University's sheep team is examining the economic impact and the production consequences of crossbreeding with Wiltshires to a fully shedding flock.

An international PhD student, working on animal health issues in the dairy sector, has been granted a border exemption to enter New Zealand and continue studying.

Preventing nitrogen getting into waterways is high on the priority list for many farmers and growers.

Massey University is cashing in on the fact that most farmers need to have farm environment plans by 2025 as part of the Government’s new freshwater regulations.

BVD is a common but devastating viral infection of cattle.

The IFCN (International Farm Comparison Network in dairying) has been around for over 20 years but this year due to Covid-19 it got a lot more active. 

Massey Professor Paul Kenyon on the university's new Bachelor of Animal Science.

Now is the time for you to set yourself up for a career in horticulture, explains Peter Kemp, Head of the Institute of Agriculture and Environment at Massey University.

Breeding hoggets at eight months of age can improve a ewe’s lifetime productivity.