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Quantec Epiology

Sat 10 Jun 2017
6:18

Isolating milk proteins for fighting infections at Quantec
Jun 2017
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Mt Linton Pastoral Development and Genetics

Sat 10 Jun 2017
14:15

Pastoral development on hill country at Mt Linton Station and the Mt Linton Genetics programme produces success at the Sheep Industry Awards.
Jun 2017
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Rotokare Reserve

Sat 03 Jun 2017
7:12

A rural community effort in Taranaki protects a wetland reserve
Jun 2017
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Peter West’s Farming Philosophy

Sat 03 Jun 2017
6:48

A new approach to farming reaps rewards for a Waikato dairy farmer
Jun 2017
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Farmed Salmon Diet Research

Sat 03 Jun 2017
6:32

Research into the dietary requirements of farmed King Salmon
Jun 2017
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Slug Biological Control

Sat 27 May 2017
6:46

The search for a biological control against slug pests
May 2017
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Pomahaka Catchment Project

Sat 27 May 2017
6:22

The development of a farmers’ water care group in Southland
May 2017
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Charing Cross Sheep Dairy

Sat 27 May 2017
6:59

Sharing lessons learned from setting up a sheep milking flock in Canterbury.
May 2017
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Eel Fishing in the Waikato

Sat 20 May 2017
7:08

A lifetime of commercial eel fishing in lakes and rivers around Waikato
May 2017
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Southern Dairy Hub

Sat 20 May 2017
6:41

A new centre for dairying and science in Southland
May 2017
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Frank's Trees

Sat 20 May 2017
6:37

Growing exotic trees and shrubs at Frank’s Trees in Nelson.
May 2017
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Atkins Ranch

Sat 13 May 2017
7:22

Selling lamb to North America through Atkins Ranch
May 2017
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2016 Ewe Hogget Winners

Sat 13 May 2017
6:38

Balancing performance, profit and environmental constraints on a Southland farm
May 2017
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Crops for Nitrogen Capture

Sat 13 May 2017
6:36

Addressing hot spots for nitrogen losses at Plant & Food Research
May 2017
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Steak of Origin Champion 2016

Sat 06 May 2017
7:02

Brendon and Hayley Robinson’s Angus X steak was deemed to be the most tender and tasty in the country by a line-up of top New Zealand chefs in the 2016 Steak of Origin competition.
May 2017
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Farrell Chrystal Shearing

Sat 06 May 2017
6:41

Shearing runs in the blood for Farrell and Connie Chrystal. In 2003 they took the opportunity to buy the family shearing business and haven’t looked back.
May 2017
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Hinewai Reserve

Sat 06 May 2017
6:53

Hinewai Reserve comprises 1250ha of regenerating native bush on Banks Peninsula in Canterbury. It is a natural regeneration restoration project.
May 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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The Family Farm at Mangarara Station

Sat 29 Apr 2017
13:04

Greg and Rachel Hart have embarked on a process of transforming their farm and environment according sustainable and biological systems – with the goal of producing healthy food from healthy soil.
Apr 2017
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Tomato-Potato Psyllid Research Update

Sat 22 Apr 2017
6:20

Plant & Food Research’s crop protection specialist, Jessica Dohmen-Vereijssen, updates the ongoing research in Canterbury into the tomato potato psyllid, and outlines how science and industry are dealing with the pest.
Apr 2017
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Ahuwhenua Trophy Young Maori Farmer

Sat 22 Apr 2017
7:00

In 2012, Tangaroa Walker became the inaugural winner of the Young Māori Farmer Award in the Ahuwhenua Trophy - BNZ Māori Excellence in Farming Awards. At the time, he was keen to get ahead in the dairy industry and had the goal of owning his own farm
Apr 2017
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Analytica Manuka Honey Testing

Sat 22 Apr 2017
6:50

Honey, especially manuka honey, has become a high value export. In 2015 New Zealand generated around $250 million from honey exports but the international demand for honey has also seen a rise in batches of honey adulterated with sugar, or poor quality honey from other sources but labelled as higher value manuka honey.
Apr 2017
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Untamed Tannery

Sat 15 Apr 2017
6:46

Untamed Tannery is a company developed by Steve and Sue Boot to transform New Zealand’s number one Pest into plush fur and leather products.
Apr 2017
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Barry's Bay Cheese

Sat 15 Apr 2017
6:57

Mike and Catherine Carey have owned Barrys Bay Traditional Cheese for the last 11 years. But the company, located at Duvauchelle on Banks Peninsula, has been in business for much longer, making old fashioned, hand crafted cheese since 1895. The current factory dates from 1952, as the previous factory burnt down.
Apr 2017
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PKW Incorporation

Sat 15 Apr 2017
6:32

Parininihi ki Waitotara’s No 2 farm at Ohangai just east of Hawera won 2016’s Taranaki Supreme Award in the Ballance Farm Environment Awards. It is a great example of what’s now happening on all the PKW farms in Taranaki.
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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Muller 2015 Taranaki Environment Award Winners

Thu 13 Apr 2017
5:58

Mark and Jacqui Muller run a 167ha dairy farm with a leased 35ha run-off property 3km away. The Muller’s operation has been in business for over 100 years. Mark is a third generation farmer. His Swiss grandfather Melchior began farming the original 48ha Muller family block in 1914.
Apr 2017
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Mr Apple and Primary ITO

Thu 13 Apr 2017
6:57

Mr Apple is one of New Zealand’s largest pipfruit companies, exporting to over 50 countries. It is a vertically integrated operation that grows, packs, stores and exports pipfruit.
Apr 2017
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Heat Ranger

Thu 13 Apr 2017
6:46

A devastating series of frosts on a blackcurrant crop led to the design and development of a machine that blows heated air over vineyards and other low-growing crops, and is effective in preventing frost damage out to at least a 200m radius covering 12 – 20 ha.
Apr 2017
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Blackwell Stud and Dairy Grazing

Thu 13 Apr 2017
6:40

Robin and Jackie Blackwell are award winning dairy support focused farmers and bull breeders, who are passionate about their business and their Taranaki farm environment.
Apr 2017
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Hatuma Lime

Thu 13 Apr 2017
6:44

The Hatuma Lime Company is a third generation family agricultural lime business that had to re-invent itself in the 1950s and 1960s by marketing a product that they have called Hatuma Dicalcic Phosphate. It was a far-sighted move on the part of then general manager, Joe Topp.
Apr 2017
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Meadow Mushrooms

Sat 25 Mar 2017
6:27

Canterbury based Meadow Mushrooms is involved in all aspects of growing mushrooms – from making compost, through to packing and distribution. It supplies about 72 per cent of the New Zealand mushroom market, with 98 per cent of total production sold domestically.
Mar 2017
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Longridge Agriculture

Sat 18 Mar 2017
6:40

Hamish and Annabel Craw are the sixth generation of the Craw family to farm the outer bays of Banks Peninsula. They have three young children. Lincoln University-educated and highly motivated, Hamish and Annabel hosted a Beef + Lamb New Zealand Innovation Farm project on pasture management to encourage legumes on dry hill country. They had previously been a B+LNZ sheep profit partnership farm, with the aim to increase profitability by 5% annually compounded over three years.
Mar 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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Purangi Kiwi Project

Sat 18 Mar 2017
7:02

From its beginning as an idea promoted by dairy farmer Karen Schumacher, the Purangi Kiwi Project is now in full swing, with bat research by local school children, new tracks being built for visitors to the area, and a new office base set up in Inglewood.
Mar 2017
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Barton Honey

Wed 01 Mar 2017
6:41

Barton Holdings is a Taranaki honey business collecting and processing manuka honey at its extraction facility for exporting, primarily to China. The production chain incorporates an innovative RFID system to allow traceability from the hive to the jar.
Mar 2017
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Charteris Deer

Wed 01 Mar 2017
7:00

Grant and Sally Charteris breed deer and grow crops on their Class 6 hill country Forest Road Farm at Tikokino. Their focus is on investing in genetics, to breed deer for velvet and trophy. They are also one of the advance parties in the Deer Industry Productivity Improvement Programme. In 2016 they won the title of Silver Fern Farms Hawke’s Bay Farmer of the Year.
Mar 2017
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Argentine Ants

Sat 03 Dec 2016
7:05

Victoria University research into the Argentine Ant pest which is threatening bee survival
Dec 2016
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Thomas Chatfield Dairy Farm Manager of 2016

Sat 03 Dec 2016
6:41

Thomas Chatfield is a physiotherapist who became an award winning dairy farm manager
Dec 2016
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Paua and Biopolymers at Scion

Sat 03 Dec 2016
6:32

Incorporating paua in biopolymers at Scion
Dec 2016