Food Production
RATs and lanyards keep top cheese company rolling in Phase 2
Whitestone Cheese is relying on RATs to keep it going under phase 2 of the Omicron response.
Whitestone Cheese has sourced the rapid antigen tests itself and is waiting to be confirmed as a critical… Video, Audio
Food growing land being eaten up - report
A new report paints a stark picture of the environment under relentless pressure with urban sprawl and dariy intensification swallowing up productive food growing land. Audio
Food fraud and how to fix it
Olive oil that's actually canola, flour bulked up with chalk, fruit juice with no fruit in it. These are just some of the many examples of food fraud, which is estimated to cost the global industry… Audio
The cost of covering up: Bees prevented from doing their job
Around three quarters of the world's food crops rely on pollinators like bees - but what happens if they can't actually get to the crop? That's been the subject of a recent study carried out by Plant… Audio, Gallery
Could Auckland be a world leader in urban agriculture?
Auckland's 'green infrastructure' should include agricultural spaces - not only for food security but so it is a vibrant, livable city of the future, says Dr Clive Cornford from the Manukau Institute… Audio
Foreign investment in food exporters raises fears
A wave of overseas money into the food processing industry has heightened fears New Zealand is losing control over its biggest export earner. Audio
Vandana Shiva - Towards Agroecology
Dr. Vandana Shiva says the dependence on chemicals and fossil fuels that enable large scale agriculture is a threat to the planet, and she is advocating a global change in the practice and paradigms… Audio
SOS for Soils
Soil scientists warn that we'll need to produce more than 50 per cent more food by 2050, while large areas of fertile land disappear under cities. Audio
The future and cost of intensive agriculture remains uncertain
Wallace Chapman with Professor Dame Anne Salmond, Professor Paul Tapsell, and Professor Michael Walker Audio
Professor Joan Dye Gussow - eat locally think globally
Professor Joan Dye Gussow has been called the "Matriarch of the eat-locally-think-globally food movement". She is a food pioneer, buy local campaigner, environmentalist, nutritionist, naturalist… Audio
The Food Bill
A new bill aiming to overhaul food safety laws is set to be introduced - what will it involve? What will it mean for small food producers, some of whom say it's not worth continuing to do business due… Audio
A panel discussion about the food crisis
The renowned Australian author, journalist and science communicator Professor Julian Cribb in conversation with Finlay Macdonald about how we are to feed ourselves in the coming years and decades. Audio
Ideas for 5 June 2011 - Global Food Production
The Ideas team examines the predicted commodity food price increase of 100% over the next twenty years. Audio
A panel discussion about innovation and food
Ray McVinnie, Dr Karen Cronin and Rob Whitbourne explore aspects of food production and consumption with Finlay Macdonald. Audio