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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
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A Pastoral 21 Project on Sustainable Dairying

Sat 24 Aug 2013
6:59

The Pastoral 21 programme on Scott Farm is a collaborative venture between DairyNZ, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), Beef + Lamb New Zealand, Fonterra and the Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ). The research is led by AgResearch.
Aug 2013
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Pest Plants and Animals at Redwood Forest

Sat 10 Aug 2013
7:47

Pest infested wasteland has been converted into a productive Redwood forest
Aug 2013
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Efficiency at Silver Fern Farms' Te Aroha Plant

Thu 01 Aug 2013
4:54

Technology for safety and efficiency at Silver Fern Farms new processing plant in Te Aroha
Aug 2013
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Once a Day Milking as a Short Term Strategy

Thu 01 Aug 2013
4:46

A DairyNZ study into the uses of Once a Day milking as a short term option for dairy cows
Aug 2013
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Pastoral 21 Lifting Profits on Hill Country

Thu 01 Aug 2013
8:43

An industry-government research programme to improve profits for hill country farmers
Aug 2013
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Carter's High Health Pig Herd

Thu 01 Aug 2013
7:11

Pig breeder and finisher Ian Carter runs a high health closed herd for the local market
Aug 2013
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Peat Lake Pre-Restoration

Thu 01 Aug 2013
4:28

The Department of Conservation works with farmers to restore a Waikato Peat Lake
Aug 2013
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Peat Lake Post-Restoration

Thu 01 Aug 2013
7:55

A visit to a Waikato farmer with a lake restoration programme underway
Aug 2013
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Carbonscape Green Fuel

Thu 01 Aug 2013
4:15

Converting renewable waste biomass into "green" fuel with microwave technology
Aug 2013
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LIC Calving App

Thu 01 Aug 2013
4:12

Information technology to assist dairy farmers
Aug 2013
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Koura in Forestry Ponds

Sat 20 Jul 2013
7:39

Earnslaw One is a forestry company diversifying into freshwater crayfish production
Jul 2013
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Nutt Ranch

Mon 01 Jul 2013
4:54

Hazelnuts as an alternative land use for environmentally sensitive areas
Jul 2013
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Successful Calving with ReproRock

Mon 01 Jul 2013
4:54

A new DairyNZ inititative addressing low in-calf rates and empties in Northland
Jul 2013
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Grass Carp for Biocontrol and Food

Mon 01 Jul 2013
4:21

Grass Carp is a potential biocontrol agent and source of protein for human consumption
Jul 2013
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Farm Forestry Website

Mon 01 Jul 2013
4:18

A website created for local speciality timber producers and farm foresters
Jul 2013
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North Otago Irrigation Scheme

Mon 01 Jul 2013
8:41

Progress for the North Otago region since the Irrigation Company began in 2006
Jul 2013
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Expansion at NZ King Salmon

Mon 01 Jul 2013
8:26

A thriving sea-farmed salmon operation works to expand its operation
Jul 2013
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Thinning Avocados for Increased Production

Sat 01 Jun 2013
4:52

Adopting a new thinning technique to improve avocado production
Jun 2013
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Prankerd Focus Farm

Sat 01 Jun 2013
4:44

A high altitude, high rainfall dairy operation is a DairyNZ Focus Farm
Jun 2013
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Trewithen Farm

Sat 01 Jun 2013
8:28

An award winning dairy operation includes education and tourism in its business plan
Jun 2013
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Ladybirds as a Psyllid Biocontrol

Sat 01 Jun 2013
4:28

A masters student at Lincoln University is studying biocontrols for the psyllid insect pest
Jun 2013
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Kapuni Urea Plant

Sat 01 Jun 2013
4:16

The history and current day production of Kapuni Urea Plant
Jun 2013
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Merino Farming and FarmIQ at Glenaan Station

Sat 01 Jun 2013
7:28

A Primary Growth Partnership Programme is underway at Paul Ensors sheep and beef farm
Jun 2013
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Low Input Farming at Cloverdale Dairies

Sat 01 Jun 2013
7:39

Andrew and Nicky Watt won the Dairy Business of the Year on their low input dairy farm
Jun 2013
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Feed Conversion Efficiency Trial

Sat 01 Jun 2013
4:03

A multi-million dollar trial to identify efficient converters of feed to protein
Jun 2013
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Fonterra's New Darfield Milk Plant

Wed 01 May 2013
4:14

Fonterra's first greenfield dairy processing plant is in production
May 2013
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Whitebait Farming Research

Wed 01 May 2013
4:21

Researchers at Mahurangi Technical Institute have made progress towards farming whitebait
May 2013
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ENZA Foods Upgrade

Wed 01 May 2013
4:14

Turners & Growers' ENZA Foods continues to innovate, upgrade and expand
May 2013
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La Ronde Apples

Wed 01 May 2013
7:54

An orchard located near New Zealand's largest city has rethought its marketing plan
May 2013
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Supplying Fonterra at PKW

Wed 01 May 2013
8:11

A Maori Trust is Fonterra's largest supplier in Taranaki and is set for further growth
May 2013
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NIWA Bream Bay Kingfish Hatchery

Wed 01 May 2013
4:16

NIWA's aquaculture research facility looks at fin fish commercial opportunities
May 2013
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Avonstour Heritage Breeds

Wed 01 May 2013
7:58

A certified organic farm specialsing in rare and heritage breeds
May 2013
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Zino Beef+LambNZ Profit Partnership

Mon 01 Apr 2013
8:33

Groups of farmers work together in a Beef + Lamb NZ partnership to improve profitability
Apr 2013
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Cropping Trial at Waimate West Farm

Mon 01 Apr 2013
4:35

A trial looking at the benefit of setting aside grazing land for crops on a dairy farm
Apr 2013
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Farmers Transport and NAIT

Mon 01 Apr 2013
4:19

A family transport company connects with National Animal Traceability inititative NAIT
Apr 2013
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Beef Embryo Transfer Team

Mon 01 Apr 2013
8:20

A hghly successful embryo transplant team work together for superior results
Apr 2013