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Welcome to RECOLLECT

Welcome to the AgResearch Digital Legacy Collection

AgResearch Limited is a leading Crown Research Institute charged with delivering science and innovation to benefit New Zealand agriculture and its wider economy.

Formed in 1992, we have a history stretching back to the beginning of the 1900’s.

This unique collection represents a small sample of photographs, documents, videos and other material that will take you on a compelling journey through the history of New Zealand's pastoral legacy, reflected in our Company, its activities, and its people.

Browse or search our stunning archive, or register and you will be able to contribute your knowledge and memories about this material.

AgResearch Limited is proud to share this rich history of New Zealand's primary industry.

 

 
Small Animal House: front viewApproach to the Farm Office, RuakuraSheep yards and pens, RuakuraScientists, 1950'sHoward Eagles measuring growing maizeSheep at leisureFarmall model tractor making silageCow number T31
 
Levy - 5Clover inoculation - 2Flame weeder. 5. Hand held demonstrationEngineering Workshop - image No. 78/359/3Cows and a tractor Rock tussockFancy dress - 1Australian Dairy Farmers - Hay stackEffect of breed on cottingEngineering Workshop - image No. 84/108/3Animal Nutrition Unit - 8 of 10Jim Whyte and John HayDr Mitchell - 3Honorary members of the NZ Grassland AssociationChoice chambersAlex Knob - view - 11The Climate Laboratory, Palmerston NorthMafTech - 15 of 18Wool Metrology - 3 of 7Restraining table for ramsMastitis Melodies: a musical message to farmers: record sleeveMasterton show - 1988 - 7 of 10Early Grasslands site - 9Bruce Levy - 2Ploughing scrub - 1 of 3Certified seed - 6 of 11DSIR Newsletter - Number 17 - Date: 10 March 1980Engineering Workshop - 8Engineering Workshop - image No. 79/60/3Paekakariki - contoursEngineering workshop - 26Rams at the fencelineEngineering workshop - 40Settlers home in North TaranakiBallantrae - B21Te Awamutu silage - 2 of 2Starlings. 1. Starlings in flightInvermay campus - 2 of 3Engineering Workshop - image No. 79/156/3Construction at Grasslands - 3Sorting grassMowing plotsTurf seedlings - 3 of 4Margot Forde - seeds - 2Relationship between reproductive performance and cottingResearchers at Brownrigg AgricultureCotula turf and the bowling green - 7 of 8Alex Knob - view - 6Tractor clearing scrubTe Awa Dam
 
 
 
 
 
Ballantrae Biochemical Processing Centre Buildings Campuses Cattle Clover Construction Cows Crops Diagrams Directors Diseases Ephemera Equipment Erosion Farm staff Farmers Farms Feeding Fertiliser Fields Glasshouses Graphs Grasses Grasslands Harvesting Horses Humour Insects Invermay Laboratories Lambs Landscapes Leaves Machinery MafTech Measuring Meetings Observation Open Days Paddocks Plants Plots Publications Restraint Ruakura Ryegrass Scientists Seeds Sheep Silage Social life Soil Staff Statistics Surgery Tables Technology Testing Tractors Trees Trials Turf Vegetables Vehicles Visitors Wallaceville Waterways Weeds Wheat