Media Release ANZ has taken out CANSTAR’s Best Agribusiness Bank award for 2015 – the fourth consecutive year it has won the award. The award goes to the institution that provides the best combination of products and services to agribusiness customers. “We’re absolutely delighted to win the award for the fourth year,” said Graham Turley, […]
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Regional markets start to show strength in April
News Release 12 May 2015 Regional markets start to show strength in April Summary • 7,234 dwellings sold in April 2015, up 27.6% on Apr il 2014 and down 17.8% on March 2015 • National median price of $455,000, up $22,750 on Ap ril 2014 and down $20,000 on March 2015 • A rise of […]
Wildlife losses drive global change
Lincoln University senior ecology lecturer Dr James Ross has just returned from Sweden, where he attended a conference aimed at identifying crucial questions for future wildlife research. The conference was part of a wider project called the Global Challenges University Alliance (GCUA), initiated by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Lincoln University has recently joined […]
Stronger bonds formed with tragedy-struck Chinese province
Education officials from a Chinese province which has suffered tragedy on a massive scale were visiting Lincoln University last month. In 2008 an earthquake left nearly 90,000 people dead or missing and millions homeless in Sichuan Province. The rebuild cost US$146.5 billion. A large delegation, with senior executive management from Southwest University of Science […]
Lincoln fellowship
Lincoln’s Fellowship Honours a World Leader Founder and Chairman of ANZCO Foods, Sir Graeme Harrison, has continued his support for Lincoln University through the establishment of a Research Fellowship to work alongside the recently appointed Sir Graeme Harrison Professorial Chair in Global Value Chains and Trade. The Research Fellowship does more than just boost the […]
OECD Trade Leader Joins Lincoln Team
Lincoln University has announced the appointment of Crawford Falconer to the inaugural Sir Graeme Harrison Professorial Chair in Global Value Chains and Trade. Mr Falconer is currently leader of the OECD Services Trade and Global Value Chains/Trade in Value Added (TIVA) projects, where he is overseeing two major research streams on services trade restrictions and […]
New Zealand’s bioprotection continues to be a priority
Media Release 7 May 2015 The Bio-Protection Research Centre – a Centre of Research Excellence located at Lincoln University – has had its funding confirmed for another five years, by the Hon Steven Joyce, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, today. Established in 2003, the Bio-Protection Research Centre’s (BPRC) primary goal is to strengthen […]
Kumara residents to have their say on planned pest control
Media Release 7 May 2015 The Kumara community will have an opportunity to provide feedback and learn about the planned Waimea-Kawaka aerial bovine TB control operation at a public meeting on 12 May. OSPRI staff, contractors and farmers will be on hand to answer questions about the operation and explain what the TBfree programme aims […]
Dairy Audit results unacceptable
Media Release 1 April 2015 Federated Farmers is disappointed in the findings released today by the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment in their compliance operation. Andrew Hoggard, Federated Farmers Dairy Chair, says “It is not a great look for our industry to have this number of dairy farmers not meeting the minimum employment requirements. […]
Sustainable Farming Fund backs web-based education on plant nutrients
Media Release 1 April 2015 Federated Farmers says a web-based education resource, to educate students on the value of plant nutrients will help the next generation of New Zealanders understand how agriculture systems work. The Sustainable Farming Fund has just announced $93,000 funding to develop the resource for students in years 5 – 8. Federated […]