More links and websites
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AgResearch
AgResearch is a CRI (Crown Research Institute) of New Zealand. They work with farmers and pastoralists to deliver new knowledge, research, and innovation into the New Zealand agricultural sector.
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Plant & Food Research
Plant & Food Research is a scientific company which uses research to add value to fruit, vegetable, crop, and food products.
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Landcare Research – Manaaki Whenua
Landcare Research is a CRI (Crown Research Institute) of New Zealand. Their main purpose is to "drive innovation in New Zealand's management of terrestrial biodiversity and land resources in order to both protect and enhance the terrestrial environment and grow New Zealand's prosperity."
More suggestions and sources
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Atkinson, J. D. DSIR’s first fifty years. Wellington: Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, 1976.
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Clare, N. T. ‘The bush-sickness saga.’ In New Zealand is different: chemical milestones in New Zealand history, edited by D. Hogan and B. Williamson, 53–61. Christchurch: Clerestory, 2000.
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Eastwood, Ken, and others. Sheep breeds in New Zealand. Wellington: MAF Information Services, 1978.
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Galbreath, Ross. DSIR: making science work for New Zealand: themes from the history of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, 1926–1992. Wellington: Victoria University Press/Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, 1998.
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Nightingale, Tony. White collars and gumboots: A history of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1892–1992. Palmerston North: Dunmore, 1992.
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Wratt, G. S., and H. C. Smith, eds. Plant breeding in New Zealand. Wellington: Butterworths/DSIR, 1983.