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Agricultural R&D – fantastic legacy and way to move forward

Agricultural R&D – a fantastic legacy and a means to move forward

By Peter Kerr for sticK

(sticK - 4 December 2012 ) New Zealand, and its agriculture (systems) owes a heck of a lot to the billions of dollars poured into its research and development over the past 120 years.

Our wealth has, literally, been built on sunshine, soil and fresh air – and more importantly applied brains figuring out how to convert pastoral production into protein. (Actually, and to be fair, it is sunshine, soil and water – but that doesn’t work quite as well from a poetic or story POV).

For nearly a century, the ever refined pastoral method (essentially graze pasture, rest it, graze, rest…) has evolved to a quite elegant recipe.

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http://pastureharmonies.org/2012/12/04/agricultural-rd-a-fantastic-legacy-and-a-means-to-move-forward/

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For sticK – science, technology, innovation & commercialisation KNOWLEDGE - is a new Wellington based news service concentrating on following the money from ideas to income. Contact editor Peter Kerr at peter.kerr055 @ gmail.com

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