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A Kiwi-designed biodegradable vine clip is hitting the export market, fuelled by demand for more sustainable vineyard practices.

A research partnership with Scion is bearing fruit for a Christchurch company set to export biodegradable vine clips for the first time.

Scion scientists have embarked on important new research to find out how much methane is being consumed by microorganisms in New Zealand's planted forest soils.

"It's like winnning the lottery."

AgResearch and three other Crown Research Institute collaborators have won the overall Supreme Site Award for Best Stand at National Fieldays.

Farmers would respond to clear price and penalty signals on environmental issues such as cutting emissions, says Dr Tanira Kingi, a Scion research leader. 

$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.

The forest and wood processing industries are pushing forward with a strategy to transform the sector.