Alternative proteins such as dairy proteins produced through precision fermentation are now a reality globally. But what does it mean for New Zealand? Is this stuff grown in industrial vats a genuine threat to our livestock industries?

In this episode, our expert AgResearch senior scientist Scott Knowles outlines what
precision fermentation is, how it might fit alongside conventional dairy production and what opportunities could be seized by New Zealand to add value to its existing markets (including the interesting role forestry waste might play).

To round out the episode, we’ll also hear about other technological advances that are driving research and innovations in agriculture. Our IT infrastructure and security manager Ben Taylor talks about the challenge of handling large volumes of data and the computing power now available; while senior data scientist Sam Hitchman discusses how new tools are making it much faster and easier to investigate issues such as methane output from animals.

To learn more about anything you’ve heard in this episode, visit:
www.agresearch.co.nz/podcast/.

Find out more about research happening in the precision fermentation space, visit:
https://www.agresearch.co.nz/our-research/precision-fermentation/

Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Authority approved an application from Daisy Lab Limited to produce dairy-identical proteins using genetically modified organisms in a contained facility.

Read more here: https://www.epa.govt.nz/news-and-alerts/latest-news/epa-approves-precision-fermentation-of-milk-proteins/

More about use of new technologies in research, such as Artificial Intelligence, here:
https://www.agresearch.co.nz/artificial-intelligence/

Alternative proteins such as dairy proteins produced through precision fermentation are now a reality globally. But what does it mean for New Zealand? Is this stuff grown in industrial vats a genuine threat to our livestock industries?
In this episode, our expert AgResearch senior scientist Scott Knowles outlines what precision fermentation is, how it might fit alongside conventional dairy production and what opportunities could be seized by New Zealand to add value to its existing markets (including the interesting role forestry waste might play).
To round out the episode, we’ll also hear about other technological advances that are driving research and innovations in agriculture. Our IT infrastructure and security manager Ben Taylor talks about the challenge of handling large volumes of data and the computing power now available; while senior data scientist Sam Hitchman discusses how new tools are making it much faster and easier to investigate issues such as methane output from animals.
To learn more about anything you’ve heard in this episode, visit: <a href="https://www.agresearch.co.nz/podcast/">www.agresearch.co.nz/podcast/</a>.
Find out more about research happening in the precision fermentation space, visit: <a href="https://www.agresearch.co.nz/our-research/precision-fermentation/">https://www.agresearch.co.nz/our-research/precision-fermentation/</a>
Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Authority approved an application from Daisy Lab Limited to produce dairy-identical proteins using genetically modified organisms in a contained facility.
Read more here: <a href="https://www.epa.govt.nz/news-and-alerts/latest-news/epa-approves-precision-fermentation-of-milk-proteins/">https://www.epa.govt.nz/news-and-alerts/latest-news/epa-approves-precision-fermentation-of-milk-proteins/</a>
More about use of new technologies in research, such as Artificial Intelligence, here: <a href="https://www.agresearch.co.nz/artificial-intelligence/">https://www.agresearch.co.nz/artificial-intelligence/</a>

We’re in a time of change – our environment, markets, regulations, and public expectations are all changing and keeping pace with it can feel like a lot. As a Crown Research Institute, AgResearch is tasked with helping our pastoral agriculture sector face these challenges head-on.

'What’s Next? from AgResearch’ is a limited series podcast exploring these challenges. Our host, Eryn Breading talks to our experts about actions that can be taken now and what’s in the pipeline for the future, covering greenhouse gas mitigation and water quality, land use change and its impacts, biosecurity and the opportunities that new technologies offer for food and fibre producers, all working towards growing our economy and becoming more sustainable.

Visit www.agresearch.co.nz

We’re in a time of change – our environment, markets, regulations, and public expectations are all changing and keeping pace with it can feel like a lot. As a Crown Research Institute, AgResearch is tasked with helping our pastoral agriculture sector face these challenges head-on.
'What’s Next? from AgResearch’ is a limited series podcast exploring these challenges. Our host, Eryn Breading talks to our experts about actions that can be taken now and what’s in the pipeline for the future, covering greenhouse gas mitigation and water quality, land use change and its impacts, biosecurity and the opportunities that new technologies offer for food and fibre producers, all working towards growing our economy and becoming more sustainable.
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