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innovation

Anna Sing

The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between changing freshwater regulations and farmers appetite to innovate on farm to achieve freshwater improvements.
Dr Greg Princle

Dr Greg Pringle

The trend towards the development and use of bioprotectants to control crop pests and disease is now in a surge mode, as evidenced by growth rates in bioprotectant sales (3x that of chemical protectants), start-up company formations, mergers and acquisitions, and multinational and venture capital investments.

Jared Briggs

Synthetic meat, cultured meat, artificial protein. Many of us have heard the terms but what do they mean? More importantly do our food producers know what they mean and what impact they may have on them? New Zealand’s place in the world’s meat supply has always been at the premium end. We are not high-volume … Read more

Nicole Oliver

The coarse wool industry has been described as being in a state of malaise by the existing literature and industry experts. Back in 1981 Prime Minister David Lange infamously boasted that agriculture was a sunset industry (Federated Farmers, 2014). At the time this was challenged by industry sector leaders as being false. However, whilst undertaking … Read more

Rosie Todhunter

Business model overview: The Thermo Kennel” has been designed to keep dogs warmer in winter and cooler in summer. I launched ‘The Thermo Kennel’ in the  Grass Roots Innovation  Section at Mystery Creek Fielday 2014. From the Fieldays I  took away the grass roots runner  up award, market  validation,  list of 100 potential customers,  concept … Read more

Lisa Harper

New Zealand has very high rates of entrepreneurial activity by international standards, but this has not translated into the expected numbers of large and high growth businesses. The result is significant loss of opportunities for growth. This phenomenon has been attributed to cultural influences (primarily lack of aspiration) and a possible lack of finance at … Read more

Ben Todhunter

Conservation is a subjective thing, it is different for different cultures. In the United States, in England and Italy the lived in working rural landscape is highly valued by rural and city people alike, and is protected by a variety of methods. Government involvement does not necessarily lead to better outcomes in the provision of … Read more

Lockett-Kay, Jan

Rural communities can take pride in the way they have grasped opportunities to develop innovative health services at a time when the Crown is requiring relevant, responsive and affordable services. This report begins with an outline of Government’s rural health policy. The basis for developing the policy was the Crown’s acknowledgment that it could no … Read more

Lockett-Kay, Jan

Rural communities can take pride in the way they have grasped opportunities to develop innovative health services at a time when the Crown is requiring relevant, responsive and affordable services. This report begins with an outline of Government’s rural health policy. The basis for developing the policy was the Crown’s acknowledgment that it could no … Read more