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The Village Press

Fri 01 Apr 2016
6:42

A business that's harvesting, pressing, bottling and selling olives and olive oil
Apr 2016
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Rangitikei Strategic Water Use Project

Fri 01 Apr 2016
6:42

A project set up by consultant Greg Carlyon to look at water use in the Rangitikei district
Apr 2016
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DTexH2o

Fri 01 Apr 2016
6:56

A device developed by a dairy farmer for safe and economic water use in dairy shed milk lines
Apr 2016
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Clearwater Mussels

Fri 01 Apr 2016
7:28

Producing, processing and marketing Greenshell mussels in the Marlborough Sounds
Apr 2016
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Te Umuopua Station

Fri 01 Apr 2016
6:14

A priority given to tree planting for years won the East Coast Ballance Supreme Award in 2015
Apr 2016
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Beef Cow Production Trial

Fri 01 Apr 2016
6:33

Finding the best genetics for beef cows in a B+LNZ hill country trial
Apr 2016
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Bostock's Organic Kitchen

Fri 01 Apr 2016
7:17

John Bostock has set up a largely organic cafe to provide for his staff, and the public
Apr 2016
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The Impact of One Plan on a Dairy Conversion

Fri 01 Apr 2016
6:32

David Marshall recently converted to dairying under the Horizon Region's One Plan
Apr 2016
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GrassCo

Fri 01 Apr 2016
6:33

A company providing accurate measurement of dry matter production for grass fed livestock
Apr 2016
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Mission Estate Winery

Fri 01 Apr 2016
6:35

An environment award for a focus on soil health and an Organic Focus Vineyards project
Apr 2016
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Opportunities in Horticulture

Fri 01 Apr 2016
6:50

Paul Olsen is a Young Farmer making the most of his opportunities in the primary sector
Apr 2016
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Manuka Research Partnership

Fri 01 Apr 2016
6:59

A PGP programme (High Performance Manuka Plantations) for erosion prone country
Apr 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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Early Lambs at Kontiki Farm

Sat 12 Mar 2016
6:48

Jill Martin is producing early lambs for season premiums
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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The Jean Malpas Community Nursery

Sat 05 Mar 2016
6:10

Barbara and Neill Simpson have led the way in regenerating native plants in Central Otago
Mar 2016
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Lindy Nelson, Executive Director and Trustee, Agri-Womens Development Trust

Sat 05 Mar 2016
12:30

Roger Bourne speaks with the founder and executive director of the Agri-Womens Development Trust
Mar 2016
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Morrison Farming

Sat 05 Mar 2016
6:37

Morrison Farming is a large integrated sheep and beef business with sheep and cattle breeding aspects devoted to genetic improvement.
Mar 2016
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Gladfield Malt

Sat 05 Mar 2016
7:23

Growing malting barley for the craft beer industry
Mar 2016
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Professor Jacqueline Rowarth, University of Waikato

Tue 01 Mar 2016
14:14

Jacqueline Rowarth is Professor of Agribusiness at The University of Waikato.
Mar 2016
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Crawford Lamb Breeding and Finishing

Tue 01 Mar 2016
7:03

Barry and Julie Crawford use EID to track performance of their lambs with Silver Fern Farms
Mar 2016
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World Record Barley Yield 2015

Tue 01 Mar 2016
6:47

Minimum tillage and a focus on soil fertility and nutrient loss reduction promotes big yields
Mar 2016
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Premium Pet Food Research

Tue 01 Mar 2016
6:44

A study of the nutritional value of high value pet food that contains beef, lamb and venison
Mar 2016
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Flashmate Heat Detection

Tue 01 Mar 2016
6:07

A new tool for easy detection of cows coming into heat designed by FarmShed Labs
Mar 2016
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Antara Ag Sheep Dairy Farms

Tue 01 Mar 2016
7:06

A dairy sheep farm in Southland is milking around 10,000 ewes across three properties
Mar 2016
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Blue River Dairy

Tue 01 Mar 2016
7:18

Blue River Dairy is ready for growth of its sheep dairy products into the Asian market
Mar 2016
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A Raglan Harbour Farm Conservation Project

Sat 12 Dec 2015
7:00

Richard and Kerie Aubrey work with the QE2 Trust and Whaingaroa Harbour Care
Dec 2015
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Eel Farming in Waikato

Sat 12 Dec 2015
7:26

The work of fisheries biologist Charles Mitchell to make use of nutrient run-off from farms
Dec 2015
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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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Sarita Cherry Orchard

Sat 05 Dec 2015
6:44

Growing cherries for export and the local market
Dec 2015
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Food Testing at Hill Laboratories

Sat 05 Dec 2015
6:14

Fruit testing for chemical residues is undertaken on behalf of kiwifruit exporter Zespri
Dec 2015
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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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Blueberry Country

Sat 28 Nov 2015
7:27

Growing blueberries for fresh, process and pick-your-own in Waikato
Nov 2015
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BBC Technologies

Sat 28 Nov 2015
6:36

Soft fruit harvest and packing technology developed by Greg and Alison Furniss
Nov 2015
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Biological Farming Growth in Canterbury

Sat 21 Nov 2015
6:41

Rob Flynn of Soil Matters has introduced a biological system to Te Mania Angus Stud
Nov 2015
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Farmer Engagement in Policy Making

Sun 15 Nov 2015
7:18

Federated Farmers encourages farmers to be proactive in environmental policy changes
Nov 2015
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Masterweave Textiles

Sun 15 Nov 2015
7:35

An ex-goat farmer is producing mohair, cashgora and alpaca based luxury textiles
Nov 2015
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Stabilising Irrigators

Sat 14 Nov 2015
5:43

Engineering students at Canterbury University solving the problem of wind damaged irrigators
Nov 2015
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Aeronavics

Sat 07 Nov 2015
7:22

Developing drones for agriculture at Aeronavics
Nov 2015