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Kiwi scientists are exploring the emotions of livestock in pioneering research that could improve the way animals are farmed.

New Zealand has been spared half a billion dollars in damage from a notorious pest - and scientists say it's an Irish wasp we have to thank for it.

AgResearch has received $1.2 million in taxpayer funding to carry out a study aimed at validating the health benefits alternative dairy firm A2 Milk claims its products provide.

Retired professor Dick Wilkins asks, why has AgResearch put such a huge effort into transgenic work, with so little return over 15 years, given the ongoing dire straits of the company?

Scientists and other research staff have suffered the insecurity and trauma that happens in all organisations in changing markets.

The expected layoffs of about 90 science staff at AgResearch, the country's largest Crown research institute, is a "pretty fatal blow" to agricultural research, says Doug Edmeades, a....

Auditor-General Lyn Provost says more work needs to be done on the business case for a $100 million restructuring of AgResearch, the country's largest Crown Research Institute.

There is one salient comment in the report by Queens Counsel Miriam Dean into the WPC80 incident that ought to give Fonterra's directors and shareholders cause for concern: "A company that is....

Farmer David Hunt has spoken out about his battle with mental illness in a bid to raise awareness of the warning signs for depression in rural communities.

Maori-controlled, with a Vietnamese connection, one of the country's newest dairy companies does things a little bit differently from the big boys, discovers Jamie Gray.

What are the benefits, if any? And is it inevitable? Two views from opposite sides of the argument from Agram chief executive Graeme Peters and university researcher Professor Jack Heinemann.

Minister 'unaware' of questions on genetic engineering gains.

Non chemical spray innovator sets its sights on overseas markets

Soil and nutrient advice company gets back to the scientific basics to help farmers optimise production.

Millions are being spent creating new grasses but the benefits remain uncertain.

Research and development business specialises in NZ's key crop - grass.

The Soil and Health Association is backing calls by the Green Party for a parliamentary inquiry into failed genetic experiments on animals.

Redback spiders could thrive in some areas of NZ, posing a real threat to native wildlife, a scientist says.

The future of wool is bright, thanks to some high-tech fabrics developed by New Zealand scientists, which were put through their paces by eight designers today.

Agricultural scientists say a genetically engineered clover could reduce methane emissions from livestock by 10 per cent.