Story: Agricultural and horticultural research All images & media From page 1 – Early days Kūmara pits Halfbred sheep The Codlin Moth Act 1884 Expansion of fencing, 1851–1887 Hayward Wright and kiwifruit From page 2 – Organising agricultural science Wallaceville fertiliser experiments Hop stringing trial, Riwaka Hop Research Station (1st of 3) Cawthron Institute (2nd of 3) Tobacco trial, Motueka Tobacco Research Station (3rd of 3) The Cheddarmaster Crossing wheat at the Wheat Research Institute From page 3 – DSIR research White clover research Ryegrass selections (1st of 2) Soil fertility experiment (2nd of 2) From page 4 – Department of Agriculture research Ruakura Research Station Hydatids treatment Winchmore Irrigation Research Station MAF research locations Levin Horticultural Research Station From page 5 – University research Farmers’ field day, Lincoln, 1950 Nitrate leaching research Hairy wool test, 1954 From page 6 – AgResearch Formation of Crown research institutes Internal parasite research, Invermay Research Centre New fabrics from wool From page 7 – Plant & Food Research, Landcare and NIWA HortResearch ripeSense packaging Releasing the Californian green thistle beetle Limiting greenhouse gas emissions NIWA research From page 8 – Advances in soil and animal science Apparent bush sickness cure Bush sickness cured Facial eczema Perendale sheep Artificial breeding of cattle From page 9 – Advances in plant science Biological control Biological control of grass grubs Endophyte infection of ryegrass White clover The Pacific Rose and Jazz family tree
