Student Georgie Burdon, who is studying agricultural innovation, wrote to the Ministry for Primary Industries last week outlining her concerns on the selection criteria for the ministry’s inaugural On Farm Support science scholarships. Link to full article Students want scholarship extended | Otago Daily Times Online News (odt.co.nz)

Dunedin has the potential to be a major centre of agritech innovation, Prof Craig Bunt believes. Link to full article Potential seen for city to become major agritech centre | Otago Daily Times Online News (odt.co.nz)

Professor of agricultural innovation at the University of Otago Craig Bunt said there were other local alternatives for PKE. Link to full article Palm oil by-product fed to cows ‘could harm them’ | Stuff