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Dual Laser Technology

6.18

Laser technology detecting unseen damage in fresh fruit and vegetables.

Jul 2025

Connings Vegetables

6.08

A second generation of vegetable growers expands their operation.

Jul 2025

Foxdown Farm

6.58

A visit to historic Foxdown Farm in North Canterbury.

Jul 2025

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Jul 2025

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Limestone Downs Training and Research Farm

Sun 01 Jun 2014
5:55

Sheep and beef production and training on the historic property of Limestone Downs
Jun 2014
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Limestone Downs Dairy Conversion

Sun 01 Jun 2014
7:19

The planning behind the conversion of 20% of a sheep and beef property to dairying
Jun 2014
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Reinventing Pears

Sun 01 Jun 2014
7:02

Plant & Food Research has bred new varieties of pear in a joint venture called Prevar
Jun 2014
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Reducing Leachates with Native Plants

Sat 10 May 2014
5:50

Research at Lincoln University looking at the efficacy of native plants to reduce farm run-off
May 2014
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Addressing Drench Resistance in Cattle

Thu 01 May 2014
6:29

AgResearch scientists are studying the effects of different combinations of drenches
May 2014
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Maximising Crop Production at FAR

Thu 01 May 2014
6:43

The search is on for ways to increase yields from 15 to 20 tonnes of feed wheat per hectare
May 2014
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Controlling Moth Pests in Apples

Thu 01 May 2014
7:07

Using pheremones to disrupt mating cycles and improve pest control in orchards
May 2014
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Merv Solly and Golden Bay Dolomite

Thu 01 May 2014
6:23

Merv Solly is a transport operator who also mines dolomite for agricultural use
May 2014
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Gunson Sheep Milking

Thu 01 May 2014
7:47

Creating a sheep milking business in Hawkes Bay
May 2014
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Titoki Native Nursery

Thu 01 May 2014
6:33

A nursery supplying local native plants for restoration planting
May 2014
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Building Sustainable Dairying Enterprises

Thu 01 May 2014
6:53

Alison Dewes is a consultant to Bruce and Donna Arnold, award winning dairy farmers
May 2014
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Waste Food to Quality Stock Feed at EcoStock

Thu 01 May 2014
6:43

A South Auckland business recycling manufacturers' food waste into stock feed and fertiliser
May 2014
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Thermal Weed Control

Thu 01 May 2014
7:37

A chemical free approach to weed control at the Future Farming Centre
May 2014
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Greenlea Premier Meats

Thu 01 May 2014
6:49

Advanced technologies at Greenlea Premier Meats
May 2014
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Fruit in Schools

Thu 01 May 2014
5:41

A programme begun to get more fruit and vegetables to schoolchildren
May 2014
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Hawkeye UAV Aerial Farm Mapping

Thu 01 May 2014
7:06

Unmanned aerial craft are being used to map farmland more accurately
May 2014
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Yellow Bristle Grass Management

Thu 01 May 2014
6:23

The pasture weed Yellow Bristle Grass is a threat to the dairy industry
May 2014
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Quality Grading System at Silver Fern Farms

Thu 01 May 2014
6:36

A PGP Programme with Silver Fern Farms and FarmIQ to assess eating quality
May 2014
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A Biological Approach to Improving Soils

Thu 01 May 2014
7:26

Nicole Masters is a biological farming advocate working with Bruce Nimon at Kokako Farms
May 2014
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A Smart Approach to Mastitis Management

Tue 01 Apr 2014
7:02

A dairy farmer got some external help for an ongoing mastitis problem in his herd
Apr 2014
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Kono Marketing

Tue 01 Apr 2014
6:01

A food and beverage brand for the sale of products coming off Whakatu Incorporation land
Apr 2014
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Goat Milk Cheese at Gruff Junction

Tue 01 Apr 2014
6:41

A boutique goat milk cheese producer
Apr 2014
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The Field Horsetail Challenge

Tue 01 Apr 2014
6:30

Minimsing the spread of the highly invasive weed, field horsetail
Apr 2014
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The Big Picture for New Zealand Horticulture

Tue 01 Apr 2014
6:21

Julian Raine is a fruit grower and the president of Horticulture New Zealand
Apr 2014
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Valhalla Educational Farm

Tue 01 Apr 2014
7:18

Bridging the urban-rural divide one school or tourist visit at a time
Apr 2014
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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