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Lean Dairying

Sat 17 Aug 2024
6:40

Using the Lean business approach to successfully run a dairy farm. 

 
Aug 2024
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Ryegrass Endophyte & CRISPR

Sat 10 Aug 2024
7:27

Developing novel endophytes for ryegrass.
Aug 2024
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NZ Milk Nutrition Study

Sat 10 Aug 2024
6:46

Identifying high value New Zealand milk foods for domestic and global markets. 
Aug 2024
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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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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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Beneficial Insects

Sat 13 Jul 2024
7:32

Determining the high value of native insects as food and forage crop pollinators.
Jul 2024
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Coast to Coast Business

Sat 06 Jul 2024
6:26

Women navigate the changing face of the dairy sector.
Jul 2024
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Horticulture Futures Northland

Sat 29 Jun 2024
7:16

Opportunities for careers and economic development in Te Tai Tokerau.
Jun 2024
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Future Farming Systems Trial

Sat 29 Jun 2024
6:45

Future Farm Systems trial on a Northland dairy research farm.
Jun 2024
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Kaikohe Berries

Sat 29 Jun 2024
6:46

A visit to Kaikohe Berries, a hydroponic berry fruit venture.
Jun 2024
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Turf Management

Sat 22 Jun 2024
6'37

Turf management skills keeping sports grounds in their best shape. 
Jun 2024
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Whakatōhea Mussels

Sat 29 Apr 2023
7:04

An open ocean mussel farm and processing first for Ōpōtiki.
Apr 2023
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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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Eastern Whio Link

Sat 04 Jun 2022
6:58

Communities banding together to protect the highly endangered native New Zealand whio – the blue duck.
Jun 2022
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Farm Eco Tourism

Sat 28 May 2022
6:48

Wilderness tours through an alpine property, the highest privately-owned land in the country.
May 2022
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Mighty Mushrooms

Sat 28 May 2022
6:30

A boutique gourmet mushroom growing business, selling fresh and pickled mushrooms.
May 2022
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Marine Sediment

Sat 21 May 2022
7:13

Understanding the ways in which sedimentation is affecting the coastal environment.
May 2022
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Algal Pain Relief

Sat 21 May 2022
6:37

The world’s first algae-based pain medication.
May 2022
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100 Years of Cawthron

Sat 21 May 2022
7:01

NZ’s largest and most successful private research organisation is celebrating 100 years of research endeavour.
May 2022
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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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Sustainable Nutrition

Sat 30 Apr 2022
5:49

Development of a model investigating future global food system scenarios from a nutrition perspective.
Apr 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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On Farm Safety

Sat 23 Apr 2022
6:17

Some initiatives aimed at reducing harm on the farm.
Apr 2022
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Tapawera Connect

Sat 23 Apr 2022
6:43

An example of rural groups working to improve their local communities.
Apr 2022
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Crayfish and Polo

Sat 23 Apr 2022
6:54

A Kaikoura crayfishing family who also have a hill country farm and now a ‘field of dreams’ polo ground.
Apr 2022
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Caythorpe Cherries

Sat 16 Apr 2022
6:34

A trellis system which protects cherries and makes fruit more accessible for harvest.
Apr 2022
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Caythorpe Hay and Wine

Sat 16 Apr 2022
6:43

A super-premium, 100 percent family estate-grown wine brand.

Apr 2022
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Tasman Bay Food Co

Sat 09 Apr 2022
6:36

A company using sustainable practice to manufacture a variety of packaged foods.
Apr 2022
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Woolchemy

Sat 02 Apr 2022
6:54

A company using wool for disposable hygiene products.
Apr 2022
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Sediment and River Care

Sat 02 Apr 2022
6:29

Horizons Regional Council’s sediment control initiative.
Apr 2022
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Ranui Essentials

Sat 02 Apr 2022
6:48

A couple making a variety of products on their lavender farm.
Apr 2022
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Northland Kiwi

Sat 15 May 2021
6:51

Northland groups protecting kiwi and other wildlife.
May 2021
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Company of Flowers

Sat 17 Apr 2021
6:13

Urban farming with the Company of Flowers in Dunedin.
Apr 2021
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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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Pinot Noir Programme

Sat 16 Jun 2018
7:01

Discovering what's possible in pinot noir production at Plant & Food Research
Jun 2018
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Vinepower & RSE

Sat 09 Jun 2018
7:03

Filling the seasonal labour shortage at harvest time in Marlborough
Jun 2018
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Bioimprinting with Milk Protein

Sat 12 May 2018
6:44

A potential new use for milk protein
May 2018
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Guthrie-Smith Arboretum

Sat 28 Apr 2018
6:58

A visit to a sheep station-turned conservation classroom in Hawke's Bay
Apr 2018