Innovation, Best Practice and Sustainability in New Zealand’s Primary Sector
A group formed on the Otago Peninsula to create a predator-free region
Brendan Cross farms on the Otago Peninsula and is mindful of those who live and visit there
AgResearch and Otago University researchers continue their work in deer genetics
Searching for a novel anti-fungal agent produced by feijoas at Victoria University
Neil Heather was named Federated Farmers Advocate of 2015 for his advocacy efforts
A pest threatening the feijoa industry in being studied in Northland
Innovation and team work win Dairy Business of the Year for Duncan and Anne-Marie Wells
Evolution and innovation ensures the survival of Donaghys rural supply business
Technologies being developed for the horticulture sector
A mobile distillery extracts pine oil from wilding pines and forestry prunings
A long-running agricultural tourist attraction
Taking care of productivity and the environment at Mt Watkins Station
Producing superior pine tree varietals at the ArborGen nursery
The development of an electric utility farm bike
Te Whanga Station runs its Angus stud, a commercial herd and trains Taratahi farm cadets
Brad Davies is chair of the mandarin group at NZ Citrus Growers
A demonstration dairy farm on school grounds is an opportunity for students and the public
Delivering salt and trace elements to livestock
A group of businesses who have combined forces to help farmers regrass after drought
The Birchalls operate a 280ha dairy unit on difficult country in an environmentally sensitive location close to Lake Okaro near Rotorua.
A Sustainable Farming Fund project with AgResearch, Landcare and Waikato stakeholders
A Katikati orchard is now growing and processing macadamia nuts
Chris Paterson is a dairy farmer invovled in research to accurately measure nutrient losses
The Hamptons have introduced French sheep genetics to a Suffolk and South Suffolk stud
Research into avocado pollination to solve the problem of inconsistent fruit bearing
A business set up to help sheep farmers clear manure from under their shearing sheds
The family owned and run pie business that is staying put in Maketu
John Fisher was an early adopter of robotic milking for his grass-fed herd in Waikato
Managing the invasive weed on sheep and beef farms with the Marlborough District Council
One of the few producers of raw milk cheese in New Zealand
Ike Williams is a specialist ram breeder who sells his rams through an online auction
A multi-party project to improve the lifetime fertility and productivity of dairy cows
A New Zealand whisky producer with a New Zealand flavour
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council and NIWA are trialling the use of nutrient rich farm runoff
A passion for pigs has inspired a free range approach to pig farming
An organic market garden has become a training ground for locals to begin their own gardens
Growing and packing mushrooms for the farmer markets
A coating on urea pellets reduces excess leaching of nitrogen on pasture
Karl is curator of the main gardens at Wellington Botanic Garden
Groundbreaking technology for milk product management has been developed at Fonterra