by Vincent Heeringa | Mar 31, 2023 | Opinion
Imagining the future used to be the job of miserable sci-fi writers. Think killer robots, toxic fungi, alien probes. But stand aside, Asimov. Thanks to new government rules, all New Zealand industries must now engage in some crystal-ball gazing to imagine how they...
by Editor | Dec 8, 2022 | News
An oat breeding programme led by Plant Research (NZ) Ltd is the inaugural recipient of research funds from New Zealand producer, Otis Oat Mi!k. Established last year, The 1% Fund captures one percent of the plant-based milk maker’s total sales to fund New Zealand...
by Ben Fahy | Nov 16, 2022 | Opinion
After years spent studying shifts in consumer preferences, market researcher Peter Tait is worried that New Zealand is in danger of missing out on the economic benefits that come from more sustainable production – and that we’re not doing enough to address...
by Editor | Oct 20, 2022 | Opinion
Bill Kaye-Blake, principal economist with NZIER, reflects on 20 years of research into creating greater value in New Zealand’s primary sector. I’ve been doing research on agri-food systems for 20 years in New Zealand and in California before that. The same...
by Editor | Sep 29, 2022 | News
A new experimental vineyard in Blenheim will help enhance the supply of quality grapes for New Zealand’s wine sector into the future. The new Experimental Future Vineyard facility, based at the New Zealand Wine Centre – Te Pokapū Wāina o Aotearoa, will provide a...
