Welcome to AgResearch
New Zealand's Largest Crown Research Institute
A combination of renowned research centres such as Ruakura, Grasslands, Wallaceville, Lincoln and Invermay but most importantly, individual scientists and teams whose work is at the heart of pastoral industries, food processing, textiles and innovative products that benefit all New Zealanders.
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Partnership model agreed as best future for AgResearch and Lincoln University
Three months of investigation by Crown Research Institute AgResearch and Lincoln University have identified that a partnership model would be preferable to a full amalgamation as it will be more cost effective and still achieve significant benefits for New Zealand.
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2020 Science
2020 Science is AgResearch's vision for how we can keep New Zealand prosperous until 2020 and beyond.
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AR37
AR37 is a new endophyte from AgResearch that is a step-change in enhancing ryegrass persistence and production.
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Centre for Reproduction & Genomics
The Centre for Reproduction and Genomics (CRG) is a newly established collaborative venture between AgResearch and the University of Otago.
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Clover Root Weevil in South Island
First discovered in 1996 in the Waikato and Auckland, by 2004 it had spread throughout the North Island. It was first discovered in the South Island early in 2006.
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Margot Forde Forage Germplasm Centre
The Margot Forde Forage Germplasm Centre is New Zealand's national gene-bank of grassland plants and also hosts the New Zealand Endangered Species Seed-bank.
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SNP Chip
Read about the new Ovine SNP50 BeadChip, and watch the video about its development and how it works.
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