{"id":49063,"date":"2022-10-07T11:19:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T22:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.farmersweekly.co.nz\/?p=49063"},"modified":"2022-12-13T12:00:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T23:00:35","slug":"agresearch-seeks-to-trial-gm-grass-in-aus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.farmersweekly.co.nz\/news\/agresearch-seeks-to-trial-gm-grass-in-aus\/","title":{"rendered":"AgResearch seeks to trial GM grass in Aus"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>\n

AgResearch is applying to conduct field trials in Australia for its genetically modified high metabolised energy ryegrass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AgResearch farm systems scientist Robyn Dynes told a Farmax panel discussing how to match consumer expectation with farm business realities that recent United States trials confirmed the promise shown in the laboratory by high ME ryegrass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The genetically modified grass grows at twice the rate of conventional ryegrass, stores more energy, has greater drought tolerance and reduces by up to 23% the methane released by animals.<\/p>\n\n\n

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AgResearch farm systems scientists in the field.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Dynes said the US trials have confirmed that promise but research now needs to be scaled up to field trials to prove its efficacy, hence its application in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry for the Environment states that all applications to field test or release a genetically modified organism in New Zealand must be publicly notified and go through a public consultation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dynes said ownership and copyright of High ME ryegrass remains protected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ryegrass\u2019s potential confirmed in US study, scientists tells panel.\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":34175,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"The genetically modified grass grows at twice the rate of conventional ryegrass and reduces by up to 23% the methane released by animals.","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[161,14,112,85],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t