School of Agriculture and Environment - Massey University

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For three years, Massey’s Dairy 1 research farm has been comparing the performance of heifers reared on their dams, with heifers hand-reared on milk replacer. Dr Natalia Martin and Dr Michaela Gibson share the findings of this work, finding that cow-reared calves were less labour intensive, but milking times and weaning needed additional management.

Rural Delivery A television series celebrating New Zealand’s rural sector since 2005. Screening on TVNZ 1 on Saturdays at 8.00 am and Sundays at 6.00 am. Made with support from New Zealand On Air.

In a collaboration with New Zealand’s Bioeconomy Science Institute and France’s National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, Associate Professor Carl Mesarich shares the research underway to find novel control methods for Apple Black Spot, also known as Scab disease, which is the most economically important disease of apples worldwide.

Rural Delivery A television series celebrating New Zealand’s rural sector since 2005. Screening on TVNZ 1 on Saturdays at 8.00 am and Sundays at 6.00 am. Made with support from New Zealand On Air.

Massey’s Young Farmers Club is the largest in the country and integral to campus life, hosting inter-club activities and events. President Patrick Coogan and members of the current cohort share their experiences.

Rural Delivery A television series celebrating New Zealand’s rural sector since 2005. Screening on TVNZ 1 on Saturdays at 8.00 am and Sundays at 6.00 am. Made with support from New Zealand On Air.

Join Associate Professor Lucy Burkitt, Dr Callum Rees and Professor Danny Donaghy as they explore an aspect of the Whenua Haumanu study, examining the impacts of regenerative agricultural approaches on nitrate leaching from soils.

Rural Delivery A television series celebrating New Zealand’s rural sector since 2005. Screening on TVNZ 1 on Saturdays at 8.00 am and Sundays at 6.00 am. Made with support from New Zealand On Air.

Learn about the sheep breeding programme that is crossing Romney with self-shedding Wiltshire genetics. Dr Nick Sneddon, Associate Professor Rene Corner-Thomas and Associate Professor Nicola Schreurs share data on the resulting fertility, lamb growth and behaviour, wool weights, shedding performance, carcass characteristics and eating quality, as well as potential cost savings for farmers.

Rural Delivery A television series celebrating New Zealand’s rural sector since 2005. Screening on TVNZ 1 on Saturdays at 8.00 am and Sundays at 6.00 am. Made with support from New Zealand On Air.

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