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The New Zealand Dry Forrest Initiative (NZDFI) is making exciting progress. Its commercially oriented research and development project focuses on plant improvement through tree breeding, with the evaluation of clonal trials being a “most significant step” and a first for New Zealand, says Paul Millen, Project Manager, NZDFI.
The breeding programme is complemented by research on site and species matching, and the
We would like to welcome Carole Crawford, Director of Marlborough for the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology. In previous positions, as Executive Director – Learning Innovation & Delivery and Director - Learning, Teaching and Quality, Carole was based in Nelson. She is excited about her new role with responsibility now totally focussed on NMIT’s Marlborough campuses at Budge Street and at Woodbourne.
She says it is exciting being able to focus on what’s good for Marlborough.
Construction of the Bragato Research Institute winery on campus is taking shape.
The floors have been poured and the framing is up. The winery will be a sustainably built 5-star rated building – a first for Marlborough to be built to this standard.
We welcome two new additions to the team at the Bragato Research Institute, Len Ibbotson, Viticulture Extension and Research Manager and Dr Darrell Lizamore, Principal Research Scientist Grapevine Improvement.
We caught up with both Len and Darrell to find out more about their new roles, what excites them, and what difference their work will make to industry.
Stink Bug, courtesy of Newsroom
Be aware of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB). It hasn’t become established in New Zealand yet, but a Newsroom article explains why Ed Massey, GM Sustainability of NZWG, based at MRC sees it as public enemy number one, and why we all need to care also.
The article mentions Ed’s work, and also that of Plant & Food Research scientist Dr Max Suckling, who has worked in Italy trialing live traps to catch the stink bugs.
