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Plantain Projects

Sat 03 Aug 2024
7:01

Dairy farmers reduce nitrogen leaching with plantain pasture. 
Aug 2024
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Forage Cereals

Sat 20 Jul 2024
6:58

Developing high-quality cereal forages through a joint venture programme.
Jul 2024
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Agrisea Bioremediation Project

Sat 20 Jul 2024
7:07

Growing seaweed to help remediate polluted water at Agrisea.
Jul 2024
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Future Post

Sat 13 Jul 2024
6:29

Making fence posts from plastic waste.
Jul 2024
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Dung Beetle Update

Sat 22 Jun 2024
6'45

Dung beetles rebalancing pastoral farming systems. 
Jun 2024
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Kingfish Farming (NIWA)

Sat 15 Jun 2024
6'54

Developing a land-based fin fish supply for New Zealand at NIWA.
Jun 2024
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Bananas and Dairying

Sat 29 May 2021
6:34

Evaluating the banana plant as a supplementary summer feed for dairy cows.
May 2021
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Wholly Cow

Sat 30 May 2020
6:45

Providing high quality farm to fork in the Waikato
May 2020
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Dairy Environment Leader Tracy Brown

Sat 30 Jun 2018
7:06

Dairy farmer Tracy Brown and the Dairy Environment Leaders Programme
Jun 2018
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Dairy Environment Leader John Hayward

Sat 30 Jun 2018
6:57

Environment leader John Hayward is promoting best dairy farming practices
Jun 2018
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Dairying and Peat Soils

Sat 16 Jun 2018
6:57

Understanding dairy production systems on peat soils in Waikato
Jun 2018
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SWE and SmartAudit

Sat 02 Jun 2018
6:23

Creating more sustainable use of water and power on vineyards at SWE
Jun 2018
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Scion Bioplastics (Net Vine Clips)

Sat 12 May 2018
6:59

Scion research to reduce the use of oil-based plastics in the wine industry
May 2018
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Miscanthus Grass

Sat 28 Apr 2018
7:02

Discovering the many uses of Miscanthus grass at Lincoln University
Apr 2018
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Laser Nitrate Sensor

Sat 14 Apr 2018
6:28

The science behind the development of a new nitrate detection tool
Apr 2018
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Pastoral Robotics

Sat 07 Apr 2018
7:14

New technology reduces nitrogen losses from dairy farms
Apr 2018
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Agri-lab Model Farm

Sat 07 Apr 2018
6:30

A business based on the by-products of animal processing buys a farm for a Hawke's Bay businesswoman
Apr 2018
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Red Stag Timber

Sat 24 Mar 2018
6:57

A company adding value to New Zealand's forestry sector
Mar 2018
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Ashley Dene Station

Sat 16 Sep 2017
6:41

Up-scaling research and development at Lincoln University’s Ashley Dene Station
Sep 2017
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Flett Family Farming

Sat 29 Apr 2017
7:22

The Flett family farm is home to four generations of Fletts and is a testament to the innovative and questioning spirit of the generations.
Apr 2017
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Land Farming

Thu 13 Apr 2017
7:28

The use of “landfarming” for the disposal of waste materials from the oil exploration and production industry to encourage the formation of more stable topsoil on re-contoured sandy dunes and the growth of pasture has increased the agronomic value of the land ten-fold.
Apr 2017
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A Pig-Waste Bio-digester

Sat 18 Mar 2017
6:41

An innovative and award-winning solution to an effluent problem on a Taranaki pig farm has resulted in a system that generates around half the farm’s electricity needs and could have potential for application on dairy farms as well.
Mar 2017
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Scotty's Contractors

Sat 01 Oct 2016
6:39

A business set up to help sheep farmers clear manure from under their shearing sheds
Oct 2016
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Aquaculture Potential in Nutrient Runoff

Sat 10 Sep 2016
6:16

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council and NIWA are trialling the use of nutrient rich farm runoff
Sep 2016
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Green Fuels Biodiesel

Sat 12 Mar 2016
6:05

Green Fuels manufactures biodiesel from waste cooking oils collected in the greater Christchurch area
Mar 2016
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Clean Green Effluent Company

Sat 12 Mar 2016
7:35

A dairy farmer has developed an automated low rate application effluent system
Mar 2016
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Wallace Corporation Composting

Sat 05 Dec 2015
7:04

Processing waste paunch grass from meat processing to high quality compost
Dec 2015
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Aduro Biopolymers

Sat 05 Dec 2015
6:48

Converting bloodmeal into a biopolymer that can be extruded like a petrochemical plastic
Dec 2015
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A Farm Effluent System Update

Sun 01 Nov 2015
6:46

Rex Butterworth has changed his effluent system with help from consultant Alison Dewes
Nov 2015
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Wormworx

Fri 01 May 2015
7:07

An ex-shepherd has built a business that recycles abbatoir and food waste using tiger worms
May 2015
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Investing in Big Barn Dairying

Tue 01 Jul 2014
6:54

A large barn and effluent system are part of the infrastructure of a Southland Dairy Farm
Jul 2014
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Reducing Leachates with Native Plants

Sat 10 May 2014
5:50

Research at Lincoln University looking at the efficacy of native plants to reduce farm run-off
May 2014
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BioFiltro Dairy Effluent Treatment

Mon 01 Oct 2012
9:00

An environmentally friendly dairy effluent treatment option for dairying
Oct 2012
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Slee Hi-Tech Dairy Irrigation

Fri 01 Jun 2012
4:21

A dairy business being with with a focus on efficient water use and effluent management
Jun 2012
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DairyNZ Effluent Pond Campaign

Tue 01 May 2012
8:57

An educational campaign by industry body DairyNZ about effluent pond management
May 2012
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Reducing N Loss with AgResearch

Sun 01 Apr 2012
5:30

A study of management practices that reduce nitrogen loss from Southland and Otago farms
Apr 2012
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Farm Effluent Code of Practice

Fri 01 Jul 2011
4:29

A new code of practice and design standards for dairy farm effluent
Jul 2011
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Worms for Waste Management

Fri 01 Jul 2011
4:41

An abbatoir uses worms to manage the process waste stream on site
Jul 2011
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Return to Aorere Catchment

Sun 01 May 2011
5:07

Progress in a catchment trying to improve water run-off quality
May 2011
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Effluent Management at Tokanui

Tue 01 Mar 2011
3:54

Achieving higher production with better environmental management tools
Mar 2011