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Plant Hawke's Bay Recovery

Sat 03 Aug 2024
7:01

Plant Hawke’s Bay rebuilds after Cyclone Gabrielle. 
Aug 2024
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Rahiri Farm

Sat 20 Jul 2024
6:51

Applying and sharing best farming principles at Rahiri Farm.
Jul 2024
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Mates4Life Hawke's Bay

Sat 01 Apr 2023
6:53

A programme supporting workmates in a suicide-aware community.
Apr 2023
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Biosecurity – Chilean Needle Grass

Sat 14 May 2022
6:37

Marlborough District Council and a community-based group is spearheading the battle against Chilean Needle Grass.
May 2022
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Biosecurity – Wilding Pines

Sat 14 May 2022
6:04

Waging war on the self-seeding wilding pines in the Marlborough region.
May 2022
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OneFortyOne Forest Management

Sat 07 May 2022
6:44

A study into the performance of sediment control practices utilised in forest harvesting and earthworks.
May 2022
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Forestry Futures

Sat 30 Apr 2022
7:07

Forestry company OneFortyOne is adding value to the timber production chain by innovating in the domestic market.
Apr 2022
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The Pyramid - Environment and Succession

Sat 27 Jun 2020
6:13

The Dawkins farm leading with way with land use and succession
Jun 2020
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The Pyramid - Diversification

Sat 27 Jun 2020
7:17

The Dawkins farm, the Pyramid, diversification in the Waihopai Valley
Jun 2020
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Oaklands Farm

Sat 20 Jun 2020
6:44

Producing dairy, forestry and fruit produce
Jun 2020
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Ngāti Hāuā Mahi Trust

Sat 23 May 2020
6:07

Providing employment opportunities for their people and restoring mauri to their local area
May 2020
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Steve Wyn-Harris

Sat 09 May 2020
7:04

Steve Wyn-Harris, communicator and farmer
May 2020
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Beetles for Methyl Bromide Research

Sat 23 Jun 2018
7:00

The science behind research to reduce methyl bromide use in forestry exports
Jun 2018
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Murray's Nurseries

Sat 31 Mar 2018
7:07

Future-proofing through automation in a pine seedling nursery
Mar 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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Robotics Research

Sat 30 Sep 2017
7:02

Developing automated solutions for primary sector needs at Waikato University
Sep 2017
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Agro-Forestry at Wairakaia Station

Sat 16 Sep 2017
6:16

Combining pastoral grazing and farm forestry at Wairakaia Station
Sep 2017
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East Coast Forestry

Sat 05 Aug 2017
7:02

Harvesting of plantation forests brings benefits to the East Coast
Aug 2017
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ForestPlus Oils

Sat 05 Nov 2016
6:11

A mobile distillery extracts pine oil from wilding pines and forestry prunings
Nov 2016
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ArborGen Nursery

Sat 29 Oct 2016
7:15

Producing superior pine tree varietals at the ArborGen nursery
Oct 2016
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Harwood Family Farms

Wed 01 Jun 2016
6:13

Diversity in a Golden Bay family farming operation
Jun 2016
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ArborGen Seed Orchard

Sun 01 May 2016
7:37

ArborGen's seed orchard is part of the process of producing superior pine tree varieties
May 2016
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Tree-Swinging Robot

Sat 28 Nov 2015
6:34

Canterbury University and Scion have joined forces to build a robot for safe forestry work
Nov 2015
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Mende Biotech and Totarol

Sat 10 Oct 2015
8:57

Doug Mende is extracting a powerful anti-microbial compound from Totara
Oct 2015
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Pakotai Farm

Thu 01 Oct 2015
6:48

Grieg and Rachel Alexander have changed management practices for greater sustainability
Oct 2015
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Safer Tree Harvesting with ClimbMAX

Sat 01 Aug 2015
7:03

A tree harvesting machine developed and built in Nelson
Aug 2015
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A Supreme Environment at Pukekauri Farms

Fri 01 May 2015
6:31

A Land Environment Plan was the catalyst for this farm's environmental development
May 2015
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Farm Forestry at Kahotea

Wed 01 Apr 2015
6:46

Hugh and Di McBain have planted and harvested trees on their property for many years
Apr 2015
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Wholesale Firewood Supplies

Sat 01 Nov 2014
6:06

Three decades of firewood supplies for the Greater Wellington Region
Nov 2014
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Andrew and Heather Tripp at Nithdale Station

Fri 01 Aug 2014
13:02

A diverse operation has won a supreme environmental award for the second time
Aug 2014
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Wise Land Use on Erosion Prone Hill Country

Sun 01 Jun 2014
6:27

Nick and Sheryl Pollock won the 2012 Michael Hay Memorial Award for Farm Forestry
Jun 2014
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Inta-Wood Forestry Planting

Sun 01 Sep 2013
8:30

Nathan Fogden's growing tree planting operation
Sep 2013
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Pest Plants and Animals at Redwood Forest

Sat 10 Aug 2013
7:47

Pest infested wasteland has been converted into a productive Redwood forest
Aug 2013
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Koura in Forestry Ponds

Sat 20 Jul 2013
7:39

Earnslaw One is a forestry company diversifying into freshwater crayfish production
Jul 2013
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Farm Forestry Website

Mon 01 Jul 2013
4:18

A website created for local speciality timber producers and farm foresters
Jul 2013
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Detecting Timber Faults at Scion

Thu 01 Nov 2012
4:28

Scion technology developed to analyse unmilled logs for optimal use
Nov 2012
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Production and Use of Laminated Veneer Lumber

Sat 01 Sep 2012
8:51

The production and use of LVL in an Arts and Media building in Nelson
Sep 2012
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Northland Forestry Nursery

Wed 01 Aug 2012
8:06

Kevin Strawbridge is producing seven million pine tree seedlings at his nursery per year
Aug 2012
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Trichoderma Fungi for Forestry

Fri 01 Jun 2012
4:42

Bio-inoculants used in forestry are improving tree health thanks to research at Lincoln
Jun 2012
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Iwi Island Agribusiness Enterprises

Fri 01 Jun 2012
8:08

The challenges of farming on an island for a Maori Trust
Jun 2012