The Primary Growth Partnership of New Zealand is made up of 16 projects with $684 million in funding from both industry and the New Zealand government with the goal of boosting production and development in the primary industries of fishing, forestry, honey and dairy. Recent developments that the program has announced include a patented technology to develop frozen mozzarella cheese in one day instead of the standard two months – Fonterra has just announced a $72 million investment into its Clandeboye plant to expand production of this cheese; an online tool to predict pasture growth up to 15 days to two months ahead, a new fish harvesting system that targets fish by size and species allowing non targeted fish to escape, and a new beef grading system.To read more about the latest developments from the Primary Growth Partnership:
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