Beef Research Centre
Our aim is to undertake quality research consistent with the needs of the New Zealand Beef Industry and to advance scientific knowledge of beef production, welfare, health and biology.
Our courses focus on the development of sustainable land-based primary industries, and on understanding and managing the geodiversity and biodiversity of New Zealand’s ecosystems.
The School of Agriculture and Environment’s research is focused on taking our primary industries (pastoral agriculture, crops, horticulture and forestry) into a sustainable future, and ensuring the conservation of our indigenous biodiversity and landscapes.
I have really enjoyed the wide range of experiences studying geography at Massey has given me, with lots of opportunities to explore New Zealand.
Andrew Neverman - PhD student
Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Geography)
The values and philosophies instilled at Massey remain with me today, and lay at the heart of New Zealand’s competitive advantage.
Andrew Reid - General Manager, Extension
Bachelor of Science (Agricultural Science)
The great thing about the animal science major is that you are able to study areas of individual interest while still establishing a great foundation to allow choice of various career paths.
Anna Taylor - Research Assistant - AgResearch
Bachelor of Science (Animal Science)
Networks formed at Massey have endured throughout my career and opened doors that otherwise would have been locked.
Ben Dingle - Founder and CEO of Nuchev Proprietory Ltd
Bachelor of Agriculture (Agricultural Management)
The BAgriScience sets you up with a broad education covering all aspects of agriculture so you have lots of career options after graduating.
Calvin Ball - Ballance AgriNutrients
Bachelor of AgriScience (Agriculture)
Upon completion of my degree I found it very easy to get a job. There is high demand for agriculture students in general, but more so for rural valuation students.
Cameron Walker
Bachelor of AgriCommerce (Rural Valuation)
Massey's Dairy 1 farm is part of the Global Farm Platform, an international group for optimisation of grazing livestock production systems.
Global Farm Platform
Massey is ranked by QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) as one of the top 50 universities for agriculture. QS is an organisation that ranks universities worldwide in various topics.
QS Ranking - Agriculture and Forestry
QS
Massey University is ranked by QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) as one of the top 200 universities for environmental sciences. QS is an organisation that ranks universities worldwide in various topics.
QS Ranking - Environmental Sciences
QS
Massey University is ranked no.1 in New Zealand for agricultural science by the Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. The ranking is determined by a series of indicators such as the number of papers authored by an institution in an academic subject, international collaboration on papers, and the number of staff winning awards in an academic subject.
Shanghai Ranking - agricultural science
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Our aim is to undertake quality research consistent with the needs of the New Zealand Beef Industry and to advance scientific knowledge of beef production, welfare, health and biology.
This Centre consists of scientists, technicians and veterinarians with expertise across a broad range of dairy system and dairy animal research projects. We operate a commercial Farm Services Clinic. We also work with some other milk-producing animals including sheep and goats.
Massey University's Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre engages in teaching and research on soils, fertilisers and environmental issues in agriculture, horticulture and forestry.
The Innovative River Solutions Centre is a hub of expertise on river catchments and provides integrated solutions for the management of New Zealand’s dynamic river systems.
We have staff with expertise in several of the science disciplines within river catchments.
Located in Indonesia, this centre aims to help restore land degraded by mining. Collaborative research is being carried out between Massey, a founding partner, and partners Brawijaya University, the University of Mataram and the Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The centre grew out of a research project started by Dr Chris Anderson investigating remediation techniques for mercury-contaminated soil using plants.
The focus of the Centre is to advance the scientific knowledge of sheep production, husbandry, welfare, health, nutrition, reproduction and biology of sheep.
Massey University and Plant & Food Research have jointly created this graduate school to offer students world class learning and research opportunities. Massey's teaching and research expertise is complemented by Plant & Food Research's focus on delivering for industry. Staff work together on research and in teaching.
The Partnership is focused on working with industry on research and development to provide relevant, leading-edge agricultural and horticultural technology. We have an active postgraduate student programme and provide site-specific consultancy.
The Centre is an Australasian Centre of Excellence on monogastric species. Research focuses on feed evaluation, nutrition, husbandry and welfare. It provides a focal point for the New Zealand monogastric industries and has extensive international linkages.
New Zealand Centre for Precision Agriculture (NZCPA) creates practical land management solutions through the use of leading-edge precision technology tools. Whether you are an individual farmer or a large corporation or government agency, we offer relevant, leading research and site-specific consultancy to help enhance the economic and environmental performance of your land.
The Centre is a collaboration between Massey University, AgResearch, Landcare Research, Plant & Food Research and SCION. It works to build capability in life cycle management (LCM) by providing education, training and research to LCM professionals to meet increasing consumer demand for green metrics on products.
The Poultry Research Centre (PRC)’s focus is industry-oriented research, contract research, training and education in poultry production. The Centre has an international reputation, particularly in the area of feed evaluation science.
We have excellent facilities for growth, production and metabolism studies of poultry and provide raw material chemical and bioassay services for local industries. We also have expertise and can help with on-farm layer monitoring, benchmarking and, research on animal welfare and husbandry.
Professor Kemp is head of the School of Agriculture and Environment, one of the largest departments in the College. His areas of expertise lie in evaluation of herb pastures and agroforestry.
Professor Peter KempProfessor Kenyon has a BAgriSc, MAppliedSc and Phd from Massey. He was been involved in various roles at the university in relation to his expertise in sheep husbandry, before becoming the acting head of the School of Veterinary Sciences in 2015. A considerable proportion of his research is undertaken with industry.
Professor Paul KenyonAllan has extensive experience in managing large scale agricultural corporate businesses nationally, incorporating both the dairy and red meat sectors. He is an active member of key industry organisations like the NZ Institute of Primary Industry Management with directorships including Tuatahi Farming Ltd and Landcorp Holdings Ltd.
Allan StillDr Janet Reid is a senior lecturer in agricultural systems. Her research interests range from governance of New Zealand agriculture and farmers knowledge cultures to the role of regional councils and agricultural extension and consultancy.
Dr Janet ReidHugh lectures in animal breeding and genetics. His main research interests are improving the application of animal breeding and genetic technologies to the improvement of production and service animals in New Zealand; understanding developmental programming to improve production animal performance and the study of the genetic causes of diseases.
Professor Hugh BlairA soil chemist, Chris's research focuses on the use of plants to extract, degrade or immobilise contaminants in soil. He has significant experience in the application of new environmental chemistry techniques to current science and technology problems.
Professor Chris AndersonMurray is the major leader for the zoology programme at Massey and is actively researching in the area of resolution to human-wildlife conflict. His work experience prior to Massey includes the New Zealand Wildlife Service where he prepared an early draft of the very first species recovery plan in New Zealand.
Professor Murray Potter