Technology

The Agyields database - a central library housing all of New Zealand’s historic and future pasture and crop growth and yield data - has come to fruition thanks to the forward thinking of Professor Moot,

Massey University’s Dorian Garrick says genetics could play a part in reducing methane emissions in livestock, but it’s a complex and pricey process.

By Sharl Liebergreen.

Stuck for something to do when it rains over the holidays? Time to get out your phone, Kirstin Mills writes.

Smartphone apps frequently ask for permission to access features. But should you agree? Kirstin Mills writes.

Flooring is not the only future use for New Zealand’s coarse wools. Annabelle Latz writes.

Is it time to shift the debate on genetic modification technologies away from toads in tomatoes? Glenys Christian reports.

Following a boom overseas, the power of the sun is about to be captured by Kiwi farmers. By Delwyn Dickey.

Clover needs 16 essential nutrients to grow well, but soil scientist Doug Edmeades says we often aren’t even soil testing correctly to know which nutrients are missing. By Anne Hardie.