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Call for Auckland Transport to ditch carcinogenic weed killer
Anti-chemical groups are urging Auckland Transport to ditch its use of the weed killer Round Up, citing its links to cancer.
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ExStream - How River Life Responds to Environmental Stresses
The ExStream system allows biologists to study how river life responds to stresses such as sediment, nutrients, and changing water temperatures and flows Audio
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Weed sprays may cause antibiotic resistance
A Canterbury University scientist says his research suggesting common weed sprays decrease the effectiveness of antibiotics could have major implications.
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Chemical resistance confirmed in ryegrass
Farmers and growers are being warned to look out for signs of weed resistance to the widely-used herbicide, glyphosate.
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German microbiologist urges dairy herd checks
A German microbiologist believes New Zealand's vets need examine our dairy cows immediately to see whether the botulism contamination may have come from infected animals.
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Vet says GE feeds could put cows at risk of botulism outbreaks
A New Zealand vet and sustainable farming advocate says increasing use of imported GE feeds, that have been grown with the help of high levels of herbicides, could put the national dairy herd at high…
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Doubt over some glyphosate resistance reports
A Foundation for Arable Research project has found that up to half the reported cases of weeds showing resistance to the chemical glyphosate are not what they seem.
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Superweeds found in NZ for first time
Herbicide resistant "superweeds" have been discovered in New Zealand for the first time.
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Lenders give Nufarm waiver
Australian farm chemicals maker Nufarm has secured waivers from its lenders following a debt blow-out, and warned it won't pay a final dividend for the last financial year.
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Nufarm credit rating cut to junk status
Standard and Poor's has cut the credit rating of Nufarm to junk status after the Australian farm chemicals firm halved its profit forecast for the current financial year and began talks with lenders…