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Pest Control with Mesh Crop Covers

Tue 01 Apr 2014
7:06

An alternative approach to controlling pests and diseases at the Future Farming Centre
Apr 2014
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High Performance Dairying

Tue 01 Apr 2014
7:04

Lance Gillespie is a graduate of a Rabobank Executive Development Programme
Apr 2014
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Astaxanthin Production Business Growth

Tue 01 Apr 2014
6:23

Business growth at Supreme Biotechnologies growing algae for astaxanthin production
Apr 2014
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Future Forage Systems Project

Tue 01 Apr 2014
7:02

Identifying superior combinations of forages for dryland farming
Apr 2014
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Sustainable Land Use at Ewanrigg

Tue 01 Apr 2014
6:44

Winners of the 2013 Supreme Award in the Horizons Region Ballance Farm Awards
Apr 2014
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Organic Vegetable Production at Willowmere

Tue 01 Apr 2014
6:23

A high-tech mixed cropping and livestock organic business
Apr 2014
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Agri-Rover Pastoral Robot

Sat 01 Mar 2014
5:31

A small autonomous robot is being developed at AgResearch for agricultural work
Mar 2014
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Dove River Peonies

Sat 01 Mar 2014
7:19

Growing peony flowers for floristry and creating products from peony plants for health
Mar 2014
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Mike Petersen Agricultural Trade Envoy

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:57

Mike Petersen has a new role after 10 years as chair of Beef + Lamb New Zealand
Mar 2014
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Mussel Breeding at the Cawthron Institute

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:36

Identifying and breeding from superior genetics in mussel families
Mar 2014
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Purely Dorset Duvets

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:41

Adding value to the Trelawne Poll Dorset wool clip by creating high quality duvet inners
Mar 2014
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Genoese Pesto Production

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:17

A Levin food company is making Italian pesto from Fijian grown basil
Mar 2014
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Best Practice Parasite Management

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:42

A five-year long project searching for better parasite management for pastoral farmers
Mar 2014
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Supreme Environment Award Winners 2013

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:32

Craige and Roz Mackenzie have been recognised for their superior environmental practices
Mar 2014
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Village Milk

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:17

A company building a business around its raw milk sales
Mar 2014
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Host a Hive

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:54

Jack Barley has begun a beehive supply and maintenance business
Mar 2014
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Martin Farming

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:54

100 years of involvement in the meat industry for the Martin family
Mar 2014
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Food HQ at Massey University

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:27

A super campus for the food industry at Massey University with industry partners
Mar 2014
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Breeding Resilient Oysters

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:47

Cawthron scientists are breeding for virus resistant oysters
Mar 2014
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Organics and Biological Husbandry at Lincoln

Sat 01 Mar 2014
7:01

Bob Crowder is a teacher at the Biological Husbandry Unit at Lincoln University
Mar 2014
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NZ Wool Expo

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:21

A touring expo spreading the message about the sustainability and versatility of wool
Mar 2014
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Webster Group Animal Feeds

Sat 02 Nov 2013
7:57

Mitchell and Webster Ltd farms nearly 1400ha in North Otago, half of which is owned and most of which is irrigated, and the other half sharefarmed or leased.
Nov 2013
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Conservation Volunteers

Fri 01 Nov 2013
4:34

A farmer is conserving historic sites on their farm with the help of volunteers
Nov 2013
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Johne's Disease Research

Fri 01 Nov 2013
4:19

Identifying deer with increased resistance to Johne's Disease
Nov 2013
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Lifting Profitability at Redcliffs Station

Fri 01 Nov 2013
8:02

Willie and Sue Ensor are involved in a Beef + Lamb profit partnership programme
Nov 2013
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Cameron Glammies Winners

Sat 19 Oct 2013

In 2008 Forbes and Angus Cameron were inaugural winners of Beef and Lamb NZs Glammie awards - an annual award recognizing the countrys tastiest and most tender leg of lamb.
Oct 2013
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NZ AgITO Trainer of the Year

Sat 12 Oct 2013

Greenfield's Kevin Smith has won the AgITO sheep industry trainer of the year award. Kevin has trained more than 40 young people in the last...
Oct 2013
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Taratahi

Sat 05 Oct 2013

Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre was established in 1919 in the central Wairarapa as a training farm for men returning from the First World War.
Oct 2013
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Unpasteurised Milk Sales

Tue 01 Oct 2013
5:13

The risks, benefits and regulations around raw milk farm gate sales in New Zealand
Oct 2013
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Honey Testing

Tue 01 Oct 2013
4:33

How to prevent a "false positive" test for contaminants in export manuka honey
Oct 2013
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Oritain Product Traceability

Tue 01 Oct 2013
4:23

A process to quickly identify the source of food and textiles
Oct 2013
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Meridian Energy Wind Farm

Sat 28 Sep 2013
7:47

In June 2012 Meridian Energy announced it was about to start construction of a 26 turbine wind farm North West of Wellington city.
Sep 2013
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Psa Update 2013

Sat 21 Sep 2013

An overview of the Psa problem in the kiwifruit industry, the $20 million dollar research programme around it and how two growers are responding to...
Sep 2013
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Manuka Health NZ

Sat 14 Sep 2013
3:53

Manuka Health NZ Ltd was established in 2006 to formulate and manufacture healthcare products from NZ flora and fauna.
Sep 2013
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Olin Greenan's Gypsy Day 2013

Sat 07 Sep 2013
7:46

A sharemilker moves his family to his new farm on June 1 (Gypsy Day) 2013
Sep 2013
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Carbon Footprint under Kiwifruit

Sun 01 Sep 2013
4:38

The capacity for storing carbon under kiwifruit vines
Sep 2013
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Superior Nutrition at Vital Vegetables

Sun 01 Sep 2013
4:43

A study involving Plant & Food Research is producing superior nutrient levels in vegetables
Sep 2013
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Pheromone Lures in Pest Traps

Sun 01 Sep 2013
4:44

Pheromone based lures are being used in self-resetting traps at Goodnature
Sep 2013
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McFetridge Ballance Farm Award Winners

Sun 01 Sep 2013
7:09

A farm once devastated by a landslide is rebuilt to become a supreme farm award winner
Sep 2013
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Inta-Wood Forestry Planting

Sun 01 Sep 2013
8:30

Nathan Fogden's growing tree planting operation
Sep 2013