Research peels back identity of heritage apples https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/research-peels-back-identity-of-heritage-apples/

Georgie Burdon might come from a traditional farming background but there was nothing traditional about the choices she made for her education. https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroom/cultivating-a-fresh-perspective

If someone had told Phoebe Hunt (Ngāti Rangiwewehi) when she was still at school that she would graduate with a Bachelor of Science, she’d never have believed it. However, after four years studying both Agricultural Innovation and Botany, Phoebe couldn’t be happier with her decision and the foundation it has paved for her future. https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroom/school-farm-sparks-passion-for-agriculture-and-plant-science

Aaron Hewson is passionate about pushing the boundaries for horticulture and agriculture to future-proof growing food for communities, and his master’s research holds exciting potential for commercial orchards. https://www.hortnz.co.nz/news-events-and-media/media-releases/scholarship-helps-with-genotyping-heritage-apple-cultivars-research

By 2050, farming will be transformed by technology, sustainability imperatives and evolving societal values…. https://www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/rural-champions/anticipating-smarter-greener-more-inclusive-future

Aaron Hewson, a master of science student in plant biotechnology, has been analysing more than 300 varieties from the Jim Dunckley Heritage Orchard….. https://www.odt.co.nz/the-star/heritage-varieties-apple-his-eye

“Let’s get comfortable with being uncomfortable and seeing things through a different lens.” “An eloquent summary from Otago’s Dr. Sebastian Gehricke about the intention versus the current reality of the Emissions Trading Scheme highlighted the need to address the pricing to correctly incentivise reduced emissions and influence sustainable land use for the real benefit for […]

From Mays University of Otago, Our Farming Future: what’s possible? hosted by the university’s Ag@Otago department. “Anna Benny, a food technologist at the University of Otago, said many of those products are functional and anonymous and not linked to or promoted by the country of origin.” “FoodHQ chief executive Victoria Hatton also offered an international […]

From Mays University of Otago, Our Farming Future: what’s possible? hosted by the university’s Ag@Otago department. “A pending project that will allow farmers to more easily generate electricity to supply the national grid illustrates the sector’s technological transformation, says Associate Agriculture Minister Mark Patterson.” “FoodHQ chief executive Victoria Hatton raised concerns at the conference about […]

Genetic material is “essentially whakapapa”, the glue that binds everything together in te ao Māori, Associate Professor Phillip Wilcox (Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa, Rongomaiwahine), a quantitative geneticist and bioethicist at Otago University, told RNZ….. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/what-you-need-to-know/544179/gene-technology-changes-what-you-need-to-know