ODT Wednesday, 28 August 2024 Broader scholarship eligibility urged https://www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/rural-life-other/broader-scholarship-eligibility-urged  

Craig Bunt, Otago University’s inaugural professor of  agricultural innovation, said outdoor cannabis growing for medicinal purposes is a risky area, with issues around background microbial loads being one risk area. https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/medicinal-marijuana-company-up-for-review/  

Inaugural Professor of Agricultural Innovation at Otago University, Craig Bunt, says there has always been an approval process for GE. “When it comes to agriculture, a lot of what we do needs approval. And so if it’s not approved, then people interpret that to mean it’s banned.” https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350381518/pink-bras-corn-and-intriguing-political-history-genetic-engineering  

Abstract With the growing prevalence of diabetes, there is an urgent demand for a user-friendly treatment option that minimizes side effects related to the use of subcutaneous injections. Scientists have dedicated over a century to developing an oral dosage form of insulin that can be administrated orally. The oral route of administration is the most […]

Free markets do not respond well to things that are slow to change – we need to set deep and long-lived national research, science, and technology goals Read here; https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/10/free-market-approaches-do-not-sit-well-with-science/  CRAIG BUNT Professor Craig Bunt (Te Ātiawa), is the Programme Director of Agricultural Innovation at the University of Otago. More by Craig Bunt   PROFESSOR JON […]

“Nature’s ninjas” could help protect kiwifruit and bees from dangerous pathogens if new research by a team of Canterbury and Otago scientists pays off. Link to full article ‘Nature’s ninjas’ could shield fruit and bees (farmersweekly.co.nz)

A team of researchers have been tasked to find, grow and scale production of viruses that will kill pathogens and bacteria that have an economic impact on the horticulture and bee industries. Link to full article Researchers seek bio weapons against pathogens (farmersweekly.co.nz)