Gene study could cut chemical use by 80% in NZ wine sector

Researchers at Lincoln University are conducting a genomic study aimed at reducing chemical use …
#wine #NewZealandWine #agriculture #Cleantechnologies #climatechange #genomics #LincolnUniversity #NewZealand #NewZealand(NZ) #NewZealandwine #precisionagriculture #PrimaryIndustries #sustainability #Wine #WinefromNewZealand #WineofNewZealand
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2180693/gene-study-could-cut-chemical-use-by-80-in-nz-wine-sector/

Ocean temperatures are heating up
The marine environment is turning into a dead zone
Fossil fuel projects are still fast tracked

“Ocean temperatures are heating up. It’s creating conditions that are conducive to algal blooms all around the world."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/15/deadly-algal-bloom-in-south-australias-coorong-an-environmental-eye-opener-ecologist-says

"This bloom represents a stark warning to coastal communities, as well as tourism, seafood and aquaculture industries. It’s a sign of what’s to come, in Australia and around the world, as the oceans warm."
https://theconversation.com/like-an-underwater-bushfire-sas-marine-algal-bloom-is-still-killing-almost-everything-in-its-path-257885

An "ecological and economic disaster. A lot of businesses are going to go down with this...We've got commercial fishermen, aquaculture businesses, tourism businesses that are literally on their knees."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-13/algal-bloom-royal-commission-call-amid-mussel-farm-impact/105525088
#ocean #FossilFuels #MarineHeatwave #AMOC #HABs #pollution #runoff #hypoxia #toxins #marine #biodiversity #FishKill #Australia #PrimaryIndustries #beach #health #risks #tourism #ClimateBreakdown

Smelly brown foamy sludge at Sawtell, NSW

Australia willing to compromise its biosecurity arrangements* in order to negotiate with a country and president that has shown, on numerous occasions, that it will not honour any agreements.

#auspol #primaryindustries #beefimports #Biosecurity

*already under stress due to budget cuts and lax oversight at international borders.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-06/australia-could-bargain-over-beef-ban-trump/105384276

I'm gonna be so much better off under #National! I'll be paying so much less #tax!

Of course, I'll pay for it in otherways like being surrounded by #poverty which will lead to more #crime & more strain on the #Healthcare system. Of course #PublicTransport won't be as convenient & I'll need to spend more on #petrol & the #environment will suffer which will probably affect #tourism & possibly our #primaryindustries &...
#nzpol