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![Wine sector gets climate 'message'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Wine sector gets climate 'message'
Industry thinking about the future as big changes loom.
![Insects key weapon against food wastage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Insects key weapon against food wastage
Feeding waste to flies (and flies to fish) new move against waste.
![How NZ tops Australia - again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
How NZ tops Australia - again
Aussie wheat is the best? Think again says research group.
![Tiny wasp's sci-fi star role](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Tiny wasp's sci-fi star role
Horror movie parallels in the use of nature to control unwanted horticultural pests.
![Where would we be without bees?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Where would we be without bees?
Honey bees threat overstated – but new research is protecting colonies.
![Pasture crops could be new food for humans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Pasture crops could be new food for humans
Plant & Food Research scientists finding new ways to diversify NZ's food production.
![Fishing's never been like this](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Fishing's never been like this
Meeting the 'needs of fish' is at the heart of a revolutionary ocean aquaculture plan.
![NZ hops capturing world attention](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
NZ hops capturing world attention
Plant & Food Research's 70 years of work with hops still paying off globally.
![New apples pip the world](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
New apples pip the world
NZ science is protecting the world's red apples from the worst effects of climate change