Innovation, Best Practice and Sustainability in New Zealand’s Primary Sector
Episode 8 2024 Promo
The benefits of robotic milking for a dairy farming couple.
Evaluating the impacts of deferred grazing on hill country pastures.
Dragon fruit varieties developed for growing international markets.
Marlborough District Council and a community-based group is spearheading the battle against Chilean Needle Grass.
Waging war on the self-seeding wilding pines in the Marlborough region.
A thriving boutique business on 66-hectares of difficult land, with a herd of Red Devon cattle.
Episode 8 2022 Promo
Updates on research projects exploring ways of improving yield without sacrificing the quality of wine.
A study into the performance of sediment control practices utilised in forest harvesting and earthworks.
A study comparing pasture-raised beef with grain-finished beef and with plant protein.
Episode 7 2022 Promo
Development of a model investigating future global food system scenarios from a nutrition perspective.
A whole-system, ecological approach to food production, resulting in a lighter environmental footprint.
Forestry company OneFortyOne is adding value to the timber production chain by innovating in the domestic market.
Episode 6 2022 Promo
Some initiatives aimed at reducing harm on the farm.
An example of rural groups working to improve their local communities.
A Kaikoura crayfishing family who also have a hill country farm and now a ‘field of dreams’ polo ground.
Episode 5 2022 Promo
A trellis system which protects cherries and makes fruit more accessible for harvest.
A super-premium, 100 percent family estate-grown wine brand.
A $16.7 million partnership between Beef + Lamb New Zealand and MPI’s Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures Fund.
Episode 4 2022 promo
A Wairarapa crop being trialled as an alternative to peas.
Recovery of paua fisheries after the 2016 earthquake.
A company using sustainable practice to manufacture a variety of packaged foods.
Episode 3 2022 promo
A company using wool for disposable hygiene products.
Horizons Regional Council’s sediment control initiative.
A couple making a variety of products on their lavender farm.
Episode 2 2022 promo
Episode 1 2022 promo
How to keep bumblebee hives pollinating for longer.
Conservation and protection of native species surrounding Mystery Creek.
A family owned butchery and delicatessen in Te Awamutu.
Evaluating the banana plant as a supplementary summer feed for dairy cows.
Dairy farmers opening their farm to school children.
Western science and mātauranga restoring mussel beds at Ōhiwa Bay.
Episode 10 2021
A support hub established to drive innovation, economic returns and community wellbeing.
A venture demonstrating the latest in good dairy farming practice.
A kiwifruit farm highlighting innovation and excellence in Māori farming.
Episode 9 2021