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Forage Science | NZ Agricultural Research | AgResearch NZ Our Science Our Science Animal ScienceSubletSystems and Environment Food and Bio-based Products Forage Science Read Our Research Doing Business Doing Business Working for you Māori Agribusiness Our Partners Products and ServicesWell-nighUsWell-nighUs Meet Our People Our Organisation Purpose & Values Our Subsidiaries & Joint Ventures Our Land and Water News Contact Careers Forage Science The group's goal is to increase the resilience of pasture-based threshing by improving the performance of forages within pastures. This is stuff achieved through the applications of genetics, investigation of management approaches, and the discovery of microbes for biocontrol of pasture pests. Research activities are focused on wordage of impacts for pastoral sector and fall into the pursuit unstipulated areas: Increasing genetic proceeds by integrating wideness genomics, genetics, phenomics and germplasm resources and focusing the forage resurgence pipeline on pre-breeding/trait discovery, genomic selection and GM forages. Increasing our understanding of soil biological processes to develop new management practices and products to enhance pasture production and the nutrient and water use efficiency of forages.  Teams within this groupForage Genetics Soil Biology Plant Functional Biology Plant-Fungal Interactions Biocontrol & Biosecurity Plant Biotechnology     Investigating the biology of interactions between endophytes and their hosts to discover or to develop novel endophytic microbial species. Increasing our understanding of new and existing biosecurity threats (weeds, pests and diseases) to develop new or improved mitigation and management options and policy advice. Pastoral Weed Research Strategy Click to view full document   Our Team Dr. Tony Conner Science Group LeaderForage ScienceEmail Tony Dr. David Hume Science Impact LeaderForage Production, Meat & FibreEmail David Dr. Kioumars Ghamkhar DirectorMargot Forde Forage Germplasm CentreEmail Kioumars Dr. Nigel Bell Science Team LeaderSoil BiologyEmail Nigel Dr. Marcelo Carena Science Team LeaderForage GeneticsEmail Marcelo Dr. Jim Crush Science Team LeaderPlant Functional BiologyEmail Jim Dr. Linda Johnson Science Team LeaderPlant/Fungal InteractionsEmail Linda Dr. Alison Popay Science Team LeaderBiocontrol & BiosecurityEmail Alison Dr. Richard Scott Science Team LeaderPlant BiotechnologyEmail Richard LOAD MORE Forage Science Pasture pests costing economy billions 25.09.18 Forage Science Key step forward for game-changing grass 12.07.18 Forage Science Plantain shows potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions 29.03.18 Forage Science Use of grass fungi saving NZ billions 19.12.17 Forage Science Lasers from whilom to zap weeds causing billion-dollar headache 04.10.17 Forage Science Decades-old DNA match aids wrestle versus pasture pests 11.09.17 Forage Science Survival of soil organisms a wake-up undeniability for biosecurity 29.08.17 Forage Science Economic impact of weeds far greater than billion dollar estimate 19.07.17 Forage Science Guarding versus doomsday for our plant species 09.05.17 Forage Science Research provides new guidance for West Coast farmers on pests 03.04.17 Forage Science Partnering to protect threshing sector 28.03.17 Forage Science AgResearch seed collectors in Western Siberia 28.03.17 Forage Science Endangered protrude faces 'unholy alliance' of rabbits and redbacks 08.03.17 Forage Science Science supports world-first pest eradication 13.12.16 Forage Science Huge savings for economy from unobtrusive wasp 02.12.16 Forage Science Novel microbial seed treatments protect wheat seedlings from insect forfeiture 01.12.16 Forage Science Scientists looking for answers as pests fight when 22.11.16 Forage Science Online tool boosts fight versus plush pests and weeds 10.11.16 Forage Science Grasses of the future offer huge benefits 02.11.16 Forage Science US officials seek New Zealand scientific expertise 20.09.16 Forage Science New tool helps regional councils meet weed management requirements of the Biosecurity Act 12.07.16 Forage Science Scientist’s study of pest life cycles contributes to Queensland fruit fly eradication 12.07.16 Forage Science A hair-trigger resource for New Zealand and the world 12.07.16 Forage ScienceUnconfinedwhite pest no longer a problem for Nelson 10.07.16 Forage Science Finding the weightier ways to unhook biological benefits to crops 24.06.16 Forage Science NGB scientists wrestle kiwifruit disease 24.06.16 Forage Science Earthworms then under the spotlight 24.06.16 Forage Science Online tool tackles worst of NZ pasture pests and weeds 05.06.16 Forage Science A new tool in the fight versus Calis 11.04.16 Forage Science New tool helps regional councils meet weed management requirements of the Biosecurity Act 11.03.16 Forage Science Biocontrol protrude on show 25.02.16 Forage Science West Coast agricultural pest then under the spotlight 18.02.16 Forage Science Economic forfeit of Californian thistle and other pasture weeds much larger than previously unscientific 27.01.16 Forage Science Investigating the potential for slug biocontrol 04.12.15 Forage Science Trials of natural insecticide to fight woebegone protrude underway 02.12.15 Forage Science Ongoing thistle tenancy 13.08.15 Forage Science Kiwi velvet cultivars taking on the world 10.08.15 Forage ScienceLargestBreeding Strategies for Grass 05.07.15 Forage Science The unconfined Kiwi earthworm survey 28.05.15 Forage ScienceWoebegoneprotrude biopesticide a step closer 20.05.15 Forage Science A New Zealand link to the Chelsea Flower Show 18.05.15 Forage Science New research into understanding West Coast agricultural pest 04.05.15 Forage Science New steps in fight versus agricultural insect pest 18.03.15 Forage Science Biocontrol protrude shows unconfined promise 09.02.15 Forage Science PhD student gains support to remoter her work on plant disease suppression in pastoral soils 05.02.15 Forage Science Prestigious ribbon for profitable Chinese threshing 16.01.15 LOAD MORE SPOTLIGHT ON SCIENCE Studying mood and emotion in livestock Featuring Dr. Gosia Zobel & Dr. Jim Webster New research exploring the moods and personalities of sublet animals is stuff seen as an opportunity to largest understand and enhance their welfare. The research looks at how animals respond in new and variegated situations. It is the latest work by AgResearch’s Animal Welfare Team helping to expand the knowledge of livestock behaviour, at a time of growing consumer demand for strong welfare standards. Strategic winter grazing Featuring Dr Seth Laurenson & colleagues With farmers unchangingly on the lookout out for simple, unseemly methods to modernize their sublet systems, AgResearch and partner DairyNZ undertook practical research to provide just that. This strategic winter grazing research has ripened low–cost approaches for farmers to largest manage their land in winter conditions. Our scientists say the pick-up from farmers has been amongst the highest we have seen here at AgResearch – which tells us it’s making a real difference. Here the team talk well-nigh how they went well-nigh it, the methods, and what the areas of goody are for the farmers. Sharon the mutant sheep Featuring Dr Jeff Plowman Sharon the Felting Lustre mutant sheep has wilt somewhat of a idealism since the media spotlight came on in her in early 2017. She was plane featured on the BBC! This rare kind of sheep has straight wool instead of the usual crimped wool, and presents opportunities for our scientists to learn increasingly well-nigh the wool structure and how it might lead to new wool products, as well as what it can tell us well-nigh human hair. In this video, AgResearch scientist Jeff Plowman – who has researched these mutant sheep - talks well-nigh Sharon and how she is helping add to our understanding. Lasers from whilom to 'zap' weeds Featuring Dr. Kioumars Ghamkhar Drone-mounted lasers could be used to zap weeds that are posing a billion-dollar problem for New Zealand agriculture. AgResearch – with partners the Universities of Auckland and Michigan and NZ-based technology firm Redfern Solutions Limited - was awarded just under $1 million in 2017 from the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment’s Endeavour Fund to squint into how to “map and zap” the many weeds plaguing productive land. Maori Agribusiness Featuring Pakihiroa Farms Ltd What aspects of Māoridom are our partners taking into consideration when farming? Hilton Collier of Pakihiroa Farms, owned by Ngati Porou, talks well-nigh their priorities in farming and how decisions are made based on five pou. AgResearch Māori Agribusiness Sector Manager, Chris Koroheke, discusses what working in Māoridom involves. Animal ScienceSubletSystems & Environment Food & Bio-based Products Forage Science Māori Agribusiness PROVEN RESULTS AgResearch played a key role in saving New Zealand up to $133 million a year in tenancy costs, with a world first eradication of the invasiveUnconfinedWhite Butterfly. AgResearch scientists discovered a gene which ways increasingly lambs with little uneaten effort for farmers. AgResearch has shown sheep milk has real benefits for gut health. Studies like this help grow New Zealand industries. AgResearch scientists helped develop The Wool Runner, "the world's most well-appointed shoe". AgResearch's decade-long research into neonatal lamb deaths identified key genetic, maternal and environmental factors well-expressed lamb survival – all of which has reverted sublet practices and improved survival rates. AgResearch has unsalaried $5m to the establishment of the world-class Southern Dairy Hub, which provides quality science to support the future of dairy farming in Southland and South Otago. START WORKING WITH US Find out increasingly well-nigh our science Terms and conditions