We all need protein to live and stay healthy. However, many protein sources are becoming an increasingly expensive way to meet our needs – both economically ...
Insects are vital for our ecosystems, but sometimes there are places where we don’t want them – destroying our gardens, eating our food crops and trees, ...
We use chemicals every day, and they’re all around us. We know different chemicals come in different forms and that they will behave differently in different ...
Did you know there are over 30,000 chemicals approved for use across Aotearoa New Zealand? Who approves and regulates the use of these chemicals? How do ...
Kiwi Kai is a farm simulator that explores the relationships between a healthy environment, healthy kai, healthy people and communities. The goal is manaakihia te taiao, ...
Kiwi Kai is an engaging online learning tool – this virtual farm allows students to explore the relationships between a healthy environment, healthy kai, healthy people ...
We all know that single-use plastics are a problem for our environment, but many single-use products can be convenient and more economic than less-problematic alternatives. So ...
Aotearoa New Zealand’s primary sector exports reached a record $56 billion in 2023. Milk is packed with nutrients and is an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, ...
Horticulture is a key part of the New Zealand economy. Plant & Food Research reports that produce from the horticultural sector was worth more than $9 ...
New Zealand might be an island nation, but that doesn’t stop us from having to deal with a variety of unwanted organisms that find their way ...
Myrtle rust is a disease caused by the fungus Austropuccinia psidii. It threatens plants in the Myrtaceae (myrtle) family. New Zealand has a variety of native ...
In November 2010, the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. Actinidiae (Psa) was discovered in a Te Puke kiwifruit orchard. Psa had previously decimated kiwifruit crops in other ...
CAPOW – Curious About Processing Organic Waste – was a Taranaki-based citizen science project and one of the Participatory Science Platform (PSP) projects supported by the ...
Farming is a way of life in New Zealand – about half the country’s land is used for primary production. New Zealand Trade and Enterprise reports ...
In a world seeking natural remedies and alternatives to our failing antibiotic treatments, mānuka honey and therapeutic products are proving a market winner. Mānuka honey is ...
The value of the horticultural industry will increase with better pollination systems, robust quality control, better traceability systems, more cost-competitive practice and solutions for the difficulty ...
New Zealand is a nation of potato lovers. We love our spuds, and for many of us, they are a key source of vitamins, minerals and ...
Find out more on the macronutrients and micronutrients our bodies need. We all eat food because it provides the five fundamental types of materials required to ...
This resource provides explanations of the key concepts encountered when looking at applying science to improve farming and the environment – the ‘basics’ that every student ...
University of Otago geneticist Peter Dearden is using the bee genome to develop a bee-friendly insecticide. Listen to this RNZ audio Bee-friendly insecticides from April 2014. ...
What usually happens when you cut up a piece of fruit to eat or to put in a salad? If it is an apple, a pear, ...
Plants make seeds that can grow into new plants, but if the seeds just fall to the ground under the parent plant, they might not get ...
Flowering plants need to get pollen from one flower to another, either within a plant for self-pollination or between plants of the same species for cross-pollination ...
Humans have many reasons to grow plants. We use them for food, for building materials, for pleasure and for many other purposes. A plant really just ...
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