BioPacificVentures

50% interest held of management

A venture capital programme focused on investing in life sciences in New Zealand and Australia. MORE INFO

EnCoate

50% interest held

EnCoate develops and licenses micro-organism based technology packages which greatly enhance the stability and delivery of bacteria and fungi. Together with Ballance-AgriNutrients it launched its first product, BioShield™, a bio-control agent for the control of grass grub. MORE INFO

Grasslanz Technology

100% interest held

Grasslanz Technology develops, promotes and licenses proprietary forage cultivars, grass endophytes and applied biotechnologies, all of which are delivered to farmers through seed company licensees. MORE INFO

Farmax

50% interest held

Farmax focuses on the provision of high quality planning systems to New Zealand's pastoral farmers. The key underpinning technology used by Farmax is a sophisticated decision-support software package called Stockpol. MORE INFO

Clone International

25% interest held

Clone International clones and markets elite cattle to the rapidly developing animal industries in Asia and South America, where the acquisition of enhanced animal genetics increase local production potential. Clone International also has the exclusive licence to clone horses in New Zealand and Australia. MORE INFO