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Avon Valley Safaris & Premium Game

6.44

A Marlborough farm offering hunting, tourism and fine dining to its visitors.

Jun 2025

Kiwi Heights

6.56

Developing a new kiwifruit orchard in Bay of Plenty.

Jun 2025

JS Ewers

6.47

A high-tech, sustainable vegetable growing operation in Tasman.

Jun 2025

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Waihi Bush Organic Flaxseed Oil

Sat 01 May 2010
4:56

Producing organic flaxseed oil and fibre products
May 2010
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Opuha Dam Partnership

Sat 01 May 2010
8:21

The outcome of the Opuha Dam community water storage scheme
May 2010
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Federated Farmers Open Day 2010

Sat 01 May 2010
8:15

Closing the gap between urban and rural dwellers through an Open Day
May 2010
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Tomato Potato Psyllid Pest 2010

Sat 01 May 2010
4:54

Research at Lincoln University to control a psyllid that threatens solanaceous crops
May 2010
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Precision Agriculture at True Earth

Sat 01 May 2010
7:59

Scott Lawson is a BioGro certified farmer using precision agriculture on his farm
May 2010
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High-Yield Wheat Crop

Sat 01 May 2010
4:55

Growing a high yielding wheat cultivar, "Wakanui"
May 2010
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Floating Wetlands

Sat 01 May 2010
4:27

Wetland plants grown on a floating base help reduce nutrients in waterways
May 2010
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Preventing Grape Surplus

Sat 01 May 2010
4:35

Marlborough Wine Research Centre develops mechanical thinning option for grapes
May 2010
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AgPac Recycling Farm Plastics

Thu 01 Apr 2010
4:57

A recycling scheme being developed to handle agricultural plastic waste
Apr 2010
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AgResearch Deer Growth Study

Thu 01 Apr 2010
4:33

Research into the effects of pasture on post-weaning growth rates in deer
Apr 2010
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Riley's Dairy

Thu 01 Apr 2010
8:44

Effluent management and flood recovery in a dairy conversion
Apr 2010
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Fleming and FAR Maize

Thu 01 Apr 2010
7:00

A maize grower who hosted a series of nitrogen trials to maximise production
Apr 2010
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Boer Goat Farming

Thu 01 Apr 2010
8:18

Growing Boer Goats for meat production
Apr 2010
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Soil Life Index

Thu 01 Apr 2010
4:59

An inventory of fauna in pastoral soils is being created by a PhD student
Apr 2010
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Trees for Bees 2010

Thu 01 Apr 2010
4:47

A planting plan is being developed to help farmers plant trees to promote bee health
Apr 2010
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Organic Hill Country Trial

Thu 01 Apr 2010
6:41

Results of a ten year trial on organic hill country farming
Apr 2010
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Lamb Finishing on Lucerne

Mon 01 Mar 2010
7:00

Agribusiness management company Greenfield uses lucerne to finish stock on dry land
Mar 2010
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Meat Industry Robotics

Mon 01 Mar 2010
5:37

Silver Fern Farms uses x-rays and robots in its processing plant to maximise value
Mar 2010
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Landcare Research Soil Methane Study

Mon 01 Mar 2010
6:07

Reducing greenhouse gases from dairy effluent using New Zealand forest soil bacteria
Mar 2010
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45 South Cherries

Mon 01 Mar 2010
7:01

A cherry orchard and packhouse uses improved post harvest handling systems
Mar 2010
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Climate Adaptation for Hill Country Farming

Tue 01 Sep 2009

Farmers work with scientists to help them adapt to a changing climate
Sep 2009
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Waihi Soil Carbon Study

Tue 01 Sep 2009
5:11

Students at Waihi College compare carbon levels of different soils
Sep 2009
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NZ Fresh Cuts

Tue 01 Sep 2009
4:01

A lettuce and carrot grower uses GPS technology to improve efficiency
Sep 2009
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Milk Protein Extraction at Quantec

Tue 01 Sep 2009
4:44

Isolating milk proteins for fighting mastitis in dairy cows and for human health
Sep 2009
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Baldwin Organic Dairy Conversion

Tue 01 Sep 2009
9:08

Environment Award Winners convert to organic dairy production
Sep 2009
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Hildreth Romney Stud

Tue 01 Sep 2009
7:57

A large scale high-tech ram breeding business
Sep 2009
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Glenhaven Oyster Hatchery

Sat 01 Aug 2009
5:14

Selective breeding of oysters improves harvest speed and size for oyster farmers
Aug 2009
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Biddles Angus Beef Farm

Sat 01 Aug 2009
7:38

An award winning supplier of Angus Beef from the Pouto Peninsula
Aug 2009
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Langlois Grapevine Stripping Machine

Sat 01 Aug 2009
4:37

A machine developed to strip grapevines and save time in vineyard maintenance
Aug 2009
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Brooklands Dam Joint Venture

Sat 01 Aug 2009
4:14

A joint venture to build a dam supplies two dairy farms and a Fonterra factory
Aug 2009
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Wilding Pine Control Marlborough Sounds

Sat 01 Aug 2009
4:56

Ongoing efforts to control wilding pine trees in the Marlborough Sounds
Aug 2009
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Community Pest Control

Sat 01 Aug 2009
4:36

A Community Pest Control Area operates between landowners and regional council
Aug 2009
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Organic Avocados

Sat 01 Aug 2009
8:13

Research and information sharing by NZ Organic Avocado Growers Group
Aug 2009
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Dawkins High Performance Farm

Sat 01 Aug 2009
7:43

Chris Dawkins takes a tour around his high performance farm
Aug 2009
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Kelly Northland BFEA 2009 Winner

Sat 01 Aug 2009
8:15

A good environmental approach to an intensive beef grazing system
Aug 2009
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Pipfruit NZ Apple Futures

Wed 01 Jul 2009
5:09

A government and industry project to reduce chemical residues on fruit
Jul 2009
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Dean Martin Young Farm Forester

Wed 01 Jul 2009
3:43

A young farmer wins an award for tree planting and environmental work
Jul 2009
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Trellinoe Farm

Wed 01 Jul 2009
8:14

Sustainable farming at Trellinoe
Jul 2009
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Middlehurst High Country Station

Wed 01 Jul 2009
7:34

Producing fine micron merino wool on a high country station
Jul 2009
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Tarawera Station

Wed 01 Jul 2009
7:44

Silver Fern Farm Hawke's Bay Farmer of the 2009
Jul 2009