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Pumice Pathways

7.20

Research into using pumice in concrete and reducing carbon emissions

Aug 2026

Dairy Environment Stu Muir

6.24

A Waikato dairy farmer and conservationist protecting waterways

Aug 2026

Pokeno Bacon

6.58

Fifty years of growth for a Pōkeno bacon and meat business

Aug 2026

Episode 9 2026 Promo

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Aug 2026

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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
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Host a Hive

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:54

Jack Barley has begun a beehive supply and maintenance business
Mar 2014
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Martin Farming

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:54

100 years of involvement in the meat industry for the Martin family
Mar 2014
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Food HQ at Massey University

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:27

A super campus for the food industry at Massey University with industry partners
Mar 2014
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Breeding Resilient Oysters

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:47

Cawthron scientists are breeding for virus resistant oysters
Mar 2014
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Organics and Biological Husbandry at Lincoln

Sat 01 Mar 2014
7:01

Bob Crowder is a teacher at the Biological Husbandry Unit at Lincoln University
Mar 2014
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NZ Wool Expo

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:21

A touring expo spreading the message about the sustainability and versatility of wool
Mar 2014
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Webster Group Animal Feeds

Sat 02 Nov 2013
7:57

Mitchell and Webster Ltd farms nearly 1400ha in North Otago, half of which is owned and most of which is irrigated, and the other half sharefarmed or leased.
Nov 2013
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Conservation Volunteers

Fri 01 Nov 2013
4:34

A farmer is conserving historic sites on their farm with the help of volunteers
Nov 2013
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Johne's Disease Research

Fri 01 Nov 2013
4:19

Identifying deer with increased resistance to Johne's Disease
Nov 2013
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Lifting Profitability at Redcliffs Station

Fri 01 Nov 2013
8:02

Willie and Sue Ensor are involved in a Beef + Lamb profit partnership programme
Nov 2013
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Unpasteurised Milk Sales

Tue 01 Oct 2013
5:13

The risks, benefits and regulations around raw milk farm gate sales in New Zealand
Oct 2013
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Honey Testing

Tue 01 Oct 2013
4:33

How to prevent a "false positive" test for contaminants in export manuka honey
Oct 2013
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Oritain Product Traceability

Tue 01 Oct 2013
4:23

A process to quickly identify the source of food and textiles
Oct 2013
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Meridian Energy Wind Farm

Sat 28 Sep 2013
7:47

In June 2012 Meridian Energy announced it was about to start construction of a 26 turbine wind farm North West of Wellington city.
Sep 2013
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Manuka Health NZ

Sat 14 Sep 2013
3:53

Manuka Health NZ Ltd was established in 2006 to formulate and manufacture healthcare products from NZ flora and fauna.
Sep 2013
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Olin Greenan's Gypsy Day 2013

Sat 07 Sep 2013
7:46

A sharemilker moves his family to his new farm on June 1 (Gypsy Day) 2013
Sep 2013
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Carbon Footprint under Kiwifruit

Sun 01 Sep 2013
4:38

The capacity for storing carbon under kiwifruit vines
Sep 2013
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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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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