Publications of Interest
Publications of Interest
Chris Creevey enjoys the science and sights during his GRASS exchange in New Zealand
Dr Chris Creevey is a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Stokes lecturer in computational biology at Teagasc...We have reached 100 members in the first week....
A week since the members site was launched and we have 105 new members of the Network signed up and ready to be contacted. If you are already a member - please complete your details as much as possible, start uploading your project details and...
First publication from the Livestock Research Group research projects is now available
The Technical Manual of Respiration Chamber Designs was identified as a priority project by the Livestock Research Group of the Global Research Alliance at its first meeting in 2010. The New Zealand government requested proposals in December 2010 for...Professor Hong Di's GRASS Award exchange report
Professor Di took up the GRASS Award in China between the 14 December 2011 and 3 March 2012. The main objective of his Fellowship was to conduct collaborative research on nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from agricultural soils and the...Australian workshop to discuss 'methane measurement and genetic parameters' will be held as a supporting activity of the ASGG Network.
A workshop to discuss Reducing Emissions from Livestock through Genetics and Breeding, sponsored by MLA Australia and The Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australia, is being held at Sydney Airport from May 15-16. The...
Global Research Alliance: Livestock Research Group Newsletter: April 2012
An exciting start to 2012 as LRG members continue to deliver against the ambitious workplan. Highlights of the first quarter of the year include a successful technical capability building workshop in Thailand, the publication of the...
SE Asia technical capability building workshop a success
The Governments of Thailand and New Zealand jointly hosted a 2-day workshop on measurement and mitigation of greenhouse gases in South-East Asian livestock systems, on 14/15 March 2012 in Bangkok, preceded by...
Wei Wei Xia arrives in NZ on a 6-month LEARN Fellowship
From Nanjing to Palmerston North.......Wei Wei Xia, a PhD student from the Institute of Soil Science, at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is in New Zealand to work with Saman Bowatte and Paul Newtonat AgResearch, Palmerston North. Wei Wei is...
Cecile de Klein returns from her GRASS exchange to Europe
Dr Cecile de Klein has returned from her GRASS exchange in Europe. During her 10 week exchange Cecile spent time in Ireland, the UK, the Netherlands and France visiting world experts to share knowledge and exchange research ideas about...
Andre Bannink arrives in New Zealand
André Bannink is a senior research scientist at Wageningen UR Livestock Research in Lelystad (The Netherlands). André’s research focuses on the development of dynamic models representing the fermentation processes in the ruminant...Rumen Microbial Genomics Network is launched
AgResearch, New Zealand is very pleased to announce that aproposal for the formation of an international Rumen Microbial Genomics Network has been funded by MAF New Zealand to support the goals of the Global Research Alliance. The basis...GRASS Alumni - a class of one!
The first Global Research Alliance Senior Scientist Award holder has returned to her home organisation after a successful two month exchange to Ireland, the UK, France and the Netherlands to develop a Global Partnership to bring together resources from...GRASS Recipient - Professor Hong Di
Professor Hong Di, a soil scientist from Lincoln University is a widely respected expert in this area and has been granted a GRASS award to travel to China and work to oversee trials currently being conducted to assess the effectiveness of DCD in reducing...
Panel approves two GRASS Awards
The GRASS Assessment Panel met on 22 November to assess applications received in the latest application round (closed 31 October...
Global Research Alliance: Livestock Research Group Newsletter: August 2011
The LRG has been busy during the last few months advancing its ambitious work programme. Several projects that we initiated in 2010 to develop guidelines and initiate research networks have concluded their first phase, and we are reporting on the...Global Research Alliance: Livestock Research Group Newsletter: May 2011
WELCOME to the first Newsletter of the Livestock Research Group of the Global Research Alliance. The idea of a newsletter arose out of our recent meeting in France when the need to have a vehicle for communicating the activities being...Contestable international livestock emissions research fund launched by New Zealand
New Zealand has established a contestable international fund worth NZ$25 million to support research on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from pastoral farming. New Zealand Agriculture Minister David Carter announced the New...GGAA Conference (October 2010)
The Fourth Greenhouse Gas and Animal Agriculture (GGAA) conference will be held in Banff Canada in October 2010. For more details go to the conference website www.ggaa2010.orgGlobal DNDC Network Workshop November 2009
Expressions of Interest are called for a workshop on Modelling Greenhouse Gas Emissions from terrestrial ecosystems Supported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Tentative Dates: 18-19...New Zealand Climate change national greenhouse gas inventory research grants
More than $1 million has been allocated to fund the first tranche of national greenhouse gas inventory proposals received in response to a request for proposals through the Plan of Action for Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change. ...
