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AGRIFOODAGRICULTURE BUSINESS FOODWorking together for growth
BEST IN THE WORLD
Massey University ranks 33rd for Agriculture in the Quacquarelli Symonds’ world university subject rankings. We are No. 1 in New Zealand, no other other New Zealand University features in the top 50.
Agrifood business includes much more than agriculture and it is the related and integrated expertise that is Massey University’s strength.
Our veterinary school is ranked first in the world by employers in the latest university subject rankings from Quacquarelli Symonds.
We are consistently ranked in the top three per cent of universities in the world.
Massey is world leading in signature areas such as Accounting, Agriculture, Biological Sciences, Communication and Media Studies, Defence, Design, Education, Finance, Food Technology, Psychology, Public Health, Sociology and Veterinary Medicine.
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GREATER PROGRESS TOGETHER
Agriculture and food production are important globally, nationally and to our personal health and the forces influencing them seem greater than ever.
They include: looking after our resources, population expansion, obesity, pandemics, global warming and food security and safety. We will have to work together to ensure we meet these challenges.
Many of us are doing this; Massey works alongside companies, industries, communities, local and central governments and international agencies educating and helping to create solutions. Our flexibility, breadth of capability across the food value chain, health and our connectedness throughout the world helps us assemble the best expertise.
We look forward to working with you.
Steve Maharey
VICE-CHANCELLOR
CONTENTSGrowing the Economy 4
Working Together 8
Expertise 10
Facts and Figures 12
Massey University 14
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GROWING THE ECONOMYIMPROVING SHEEP PRODUCTIVITYFocus Genetics
Focus Genetics and Massey aim to show how selecting the ram with the right genes improves the productivity and profit of the flock.
The work is based at Mt Herbert Station in Hawke’s Bay and Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre’s Glenside Station and involves two teams of rams – one of high breeding value for live weight, and one of low breeding value for live weight – and over 1000 mixed-age ewes.
The lambs born are DNA tested for parentage then weighted at and after weaning. The differences in live weights are compared for the high versus low ram breeding values.
Groups of farmer are working closely with the researchers at each farm to provide and exchange knowledge about sheep genetics and ewe and lamb performance.
PRECISION AGRICULTURE IN THE HIGH COUNTRYPrimary Growth Partnership
Massey researchers have the latest imaging tool for remote sensing New Zealand’s high country and informing land management.
The $500,000, Fenix hyper spectral imaging system was bought (from Finnish Company Specim). It is installed on an aircraft and flown over land to gather images from more than 450 wave bands including visible, near, short and infra-red. Maps of farms are developed featuring: pasture quality, nutrient content and concentration, land surface temperatures, areas of poor drainage and nutrient movements on slopes into sinks.
The work is part of a seven year project funded by the Ministry of Primary Industries and Ravensdown and is anticipated to underpin wider economic and enviornmental sustainability in New Zealand’s high country.
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INDONESIANS LEARN ABOUT DAIRY FARMINGFonterra
Indonesian dairy farmers learn about cow health and pasture growth at Massey University in Palmerston North.
The farmers and government advisors visit New Zealand as part of the Fonterra Dairy Farming Scholarship Programme.
While Indonesia has just two seasons (wet and dry) and tends to smaller farms and herds than in New Zealand there is much general knowledge of relevance to their dairying. Efficient farming systems, reproduction, animal welfare, feed quality and business management are some of the areas covered in the programme.
Professor of Dairy Production Systems Danny Donaghy says the programme is a great example of how New Zealand education providers and industry partners can work together to deliver Kiwi farming knowledge to help feed the world.
INSIGHT TO DAIRY FORECASTINGNZX
Two online tools designed to provide better insights into New Zealand milk production and farmgate milk prices have been developed by NZX Agri and Massey.
The project, supported with funding from Callaghan Innovation, helps provide good information to support business decision-making in the dairy sector.
The Milk Production Predictor is aimed at the global dairy market particpants for whom a better understanding of future levels of New Zealand milk production is vital. The tool predicts New Zealand milk production over the next three months by using advanced modelling.
The Farmgate Milk Price calculator is designed to help farmers understand better the relationship between GlobalDairyTrade prices and their milk solids payout. The calculator means there’s no more waiting to understand how the latest GDT auction price affects New Zealand farmers.
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UV START UP ATTRACTS GLOBAL ATTENTIONBioLumic
Massey start up company, Biolumic, is in talks with international agri-technology companies following an invitation to present at the Ag Innovation Showcase in St Louis, USA. The Palmerston North-based company provides the agriculture and horticulture industries with scientifically proven recipes of UV light combined with UV devices to apply treatments of benefit to plants.
BioLumic uses a unique scientific understanding of UV light and plant science and focuses on critical components of crop production in the development of treatments. BioLumic’s UV light treatments make for hardier and more productive crops. Commercial trials have demonstrated increases in crop yields, plant quality and disease resistance. BioLumic is also developing UV treatments to enhance algal
cultures for increased biomass purity.
INCREASING RELIABILITY OF MANUKA HONEYPrimary Growth Partnership
Increasing the yield and reliability of medical grade manuka honey is the aim of research funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries, through the Primary Growth Partnership programme with manuka honey industry co-investors. Medical manuka honey is used to treat wound infections and a reliable supply is needed.
Massey University is helping Manuka Research Partnership (NZ) Ltd understand how to choose the best mix of available manuka cultivars for planting in any New Zealand setting and how best to grow them. It’s also important that the plantation flowers over an extended time, producing nectar that contains high concentrations of dihydroxyacetone and is attractive to honeybees.
The programme also aims to improve the hill country with manuka plantings to minimise erosion and improve water quality.
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BETTER PACKAGING FOR EXPORTGovernment-funded Project for Industry
Food packaging helps protect food from damage in many ways including prevention of compression and improving temperature control. Massey researchers are working with industry on a government-funded project to improve packaging for export products. They are producing computer models that inform packaging design and enable optimsation of packaging for better product quality. Future exports will benefit with improved performance, resulting in fewer product losses and lower costs.
MORE VALUE FROM BEEFPrimary Growth Partnership
ANZCO worked with Massey’s FoodPilot to develop new higher value uses for some red meat parts. The work was part of the FoodPlus programme and funded by ANZCO and the Ministry of Primary Industries through the Primary Growth Partnership.
The FoodPilot facilities were used to test processes at a small commercial scale to optimise the effectiveness of operations. ANZCO assessed how the equipment handled a range of high fat, high solids materials before investing capital of its own.
Commercially processed material was produced for market research by ANZCO customers, an important step in assuring the delivery of consistent quality product. Guidance was also given in meeting international market regulations of nutritional products and the development of a Risk Management Plan for meat ingredients, essential for export. G
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Solutions are what we are about and working together gets the best results. We seek to understand what’s wanted and work with you to achieve that. As we collaborate you will be involved with one or more of our organisations featured here.
OnefarmOneFarm is dedicated to increasing farm business management capability. It is a joint venture between Lincoln and Massey universities, with the support of DairyNZ and the Ministry for Primary Industries.
AgriOneAgriOne offers professional development including bespoke and current short courses, seminars and symposiums. This venture, owned 50:50 by Massey and Lincoln Universities, provides research-led education to the primary industries.
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Te Puna WhakatipuTe Puna Whakatipu’s focus is agribusiness development by leading and developing large strategic programmes. It explores the big picture internationally, helps source funding and assembles the best people to deliver.
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WORKING TOGETHER
Professional EducationPaCE has extensive experience in the development and delivery of customised short courses for the international and domestic market. Our programme coordinators work with you and Massey to deliver professional development to meet the identified learning objectives.
PROFESSIONALAND CONTINUINGEDUCATION
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Research and EnterpriseResearchers are available for commercial projects and collaborations. This includes the experts themselves and supervised students with fresh thinking and enthusiasm. Options include final year under-graduate degree projects, Master and Doctorate degree scholarships.
FoodHQFoodHQ is New Zealand’s international centre for collaborative food research and generates value for the global food industry through innovation across the value chain. Single-door access is offered to the best in New Zealand food innovation.
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Riddet InstituteThe Riddet Institute is the premier centre for research and scholarship that underpins the development of innovative foods. The world class research provided by the Institute’s partners includes working with industry to identify, capture and develop intellectual property.
FoodPILOTA red-line food pilot plant is available on the Massey University campus in Palmerston North. It provides small scale custom production opportunities and caters for all food groups. Operator and expertise support are available on site.
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COLLEGE PRO VICE-CHANCELLORSBusiness Ted Zorn
Creative Arts Claire Robinson
Health Paul McDonald
Humanities and Social Sciences Paul Spoonley
Sciences Ray Geor
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSNutrition and Food Chemistry Paul Moughan
Evolution and Microbial Genetics
Paul Rainey
PROFESSORIAL STAFF AgriBusiness Strategy Hamish Gow
Agricultural and Food Economics
Panos Fousekis
AgriEnterprise Development Claire Massey
Applied Mathematics Robert McLachlan
Animal Breeding and Genetics Dorian Garrick
Animal Science Hugh Blair
Animal Science Stephen Morris
Animal Science Patrick Morel
Animal Welfare Science, Applied Physiology and Bioethics David Mellor ONZM
Banking David Tripe
Biochar and Bioenergy Pyrolysis Jim Jones
Bioprocess Engineering Tony Paterson
Clinical Nutrition Gil Hardy
Communication Frank Sligo
Computational Biology Murray Cox
Computer Science Jens Dietrich
Consumer Insights Malcolm Wright
Dairy Science and Technology Harjinder Singh
Dairy Cattle Breeding & Genetics Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos
Dairy Production Systems Danny Donaghy Deer Health and Production Peter Wilson
Development Studies Glenn Banks
Digestive Biomechanics Roger Lentle
Earth Science Shane Cronin
Ecological Economics Marjan Van Den Belt
Ecology Alastair Robertson
Electronics Serge Demidenko
Employment Relations Jane Parker
Entomology Qiao Wang
Environmental Engineering Andrew Shilton
Environmental Life Cycle Management Sarah McLaren
Environmental Sciences Surinder Sagger
Equine Clinical Sciences Chris Riley
Exercise Physiology Steve Stannard
Farm Business Management Nicola Shadbolt
Freshwater Ecologist Russell Death
Food and Bioprocess Engineering
EXPERTISE
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John Bronlund
Food and Nutrition Richard Archer
Food Formulation and Characterisation
Matt Golding
Food Material Science Peter Munro
Food Microbiology Steve Flint
Food Safety and Public Health Nigel French
Food Technology Marie Wong
Genetics Rosie Bradshaw
Grassland Science Tony Parsons
Horticultural Science Errol Hewett
Human Nutrition Bernard Breier
Industrial Design Tony Parker
Industrial Mathematics Graeme Wake
Innovation and Economics
Christoph Shumacher
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lorraine Warren
International Marketing Strategies Henry Chung
Logistics Supply Chain Management Paul Childerhouse
Marketing Harald van Heerde
Meat Technology Brian Wilkinson
Microbiology Bernd Rehm
Molecular Genetics Barry Scott
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Jasna Rakonjac
Nutritional Physiology Marlena Kruger
Organisational Behaviour Craig Prichard
Particle and Process Engineering Clive Davis
Pasture Science Peter Kemp
Pasture Science Cory Matthew
Physics Bill Williams
Plant Breeding Warren Williams
Plant Physiology Michael McManus
Postharvest Technology Julian Heyes
Poultry Science Velmurugu Ravindran
Precision Agriculture Ian Yule
Process Engineering Don Cleland
Production Animal Health Richard Laven
Protein Nutrition Shane Rutherfurd
Retail Management Jonathan Elms
Separation Science David Harding
Soil Science Michael Hedley
Soil Science David Horne
Soil Science Marta Camps Arbestain
Spatial Practice Julieanna Preston
Structural Chemistry and Biology Geoffrey Jameson
Sheep Husbandry Paul Kenyon
Statistics Martin Hazelton
Statistics Stephen Hazlett
Statistics Geoff Jones
Sustainable Energy Ralph Sims
Veterinary Ethology Kevin Stafford Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics Tim Carpenter
Veterinary Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases Cord Heuer Veterinary Medicine Norman Williamson
Veterinary Parasitology Bill Pomroy
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MASSEY AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONWe have a 2000 ha sustainable and commercially successful and farming platform supporting world-leading agricultural teaching, research and information transfer.
No 1 Dairy Farm (142.7 ha)
No 4 Dairy Farm (225.9 ha)
Dairy Cattle Research Unit (40 ha)
Keebles Farm (287.1 ha)
sheep and beef research unit
Haurongo Farm (67 ha)
sheep and beef research unit
Tuapaka Farm (476 ha)
sheep and beef research unit
Riverside Farm (725 ha) sheep and beef research unitDeer Research Unit (24 ha)
Massey University’s expertise is across the food value chain and includes: sustainable production; managing resources; promoting animal, plant and human health; innovation in food and food safety and security.
Massey University World-Leading in AgrifoodStudents 31,478 (900 PhDs)
Staff 2996
Campuses Albany, Manawatu, Wellington
Revenue $450 million
Assets $1.2 billion
20,000 Alumni in agriculture and food
No.1 university in NZ for agriculture
All figures based on December 2014
FACTS AND FIGURES
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EDUCATIONMassey offers study across health, design and agribusiness.
We provide flexibility of study across our programmes so you will gain the knowledge and skills you want. For example, you may study agriculture and include sciences and business or language papers. Your design degree may have an agribusiness focus or you may choose a business programme and include Maori agribusiness.
We offer Bachelor degrees and post graduate programmes and we will develop customised short courses for you. To learn more about our programme visit our website, massey.ac.nz
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONSOur global partnerships include:
Wageningen University The NetherlandsCornell University United StatesInstitute of Food Research United KingdomPeking University ChinaChina Agricultural University
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Punjab Agricultural University IndiaNational Dairy Research Institute IndiaUniversity of Tokyo JapanGlobal Food Safety Partnership
Global Alliance on Food Security
Research
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SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTIONPrecision agricultureEnvironmental footprintingConsumer behaviourAgricultural sciencesValuation and Property
FARM PRODUCTION
RIDDET INSTITUTE
ONE FARM
FOOD PILOT PLANT
TE PUNA WHAKATIPU RESEARCH AND ENTERPRISE
AGRI ONE
CONSUMERPRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATION IN FOOD Post-harvest technologyConsumer behaviourFood product developmentFood material scienceHuman nutrition
ANIMAL AND HUMAN HEALTHPublic healthAnimal production systems Veterinary sciencesAnimal welfareEpidemiology
MANAGING RESOURCESSoil and water sciencesEnergyGreenhouse gas researchStrategy and governanceBiochar research
MASSEY UNIVERSITY
PROCESSING
FOOD SAFETY & SECURITYA nimal and plant sciencesEpidemiologyVeterinary medicine International tradeFood microbiology
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
FOOD HQ
LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN
DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL
TRANSPORT
PaCE
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTIONPrecision agricultureEnvironmental footprintingConsumer behaviourAgricultural sciencesValuation and Property
FARM PRODUCTION
RIDDET INSTITUTE
ONE FARM
FOOD PILOT PLANT
TE PUNA WHAKATIPU RESEARCH AND ENTERPRISE
AGRI ONE
CONSUMERPRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATION IN FOOD Post-harvest technologyConsumer behaviourFood product developmentFood material scienceHuman nutrition
ANIMAL AND HUMAN HEALTHPublic healthAnimal production systems Veterinary sciencesAnimal welfareEpidemiology
MANAGING RESOURCESSoil and water sciencesEnergyGreenhouse gas researchStrategy and governanceBiochar research
MASSEY UNIVERSITY
PROCESSING
FOOD SAFETY & SECURITYA nimal and plant sciencesEpidemiologyVeterinary medicine International tradeFood microbiology
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
FOOD HQ
LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN
DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL
TRANSPORT
PaCE
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CONTACT US
Strategic BusinessProfessor Claire Massey
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M +64 21 2477194
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