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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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Jul 2025

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Scion Bioplastics (Net Vine Clips)

Sat 12 May 2018
6:59

Scion research to reduce the use of oil-based plastics in the wine industry
May 2018
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Pattullo Beef Finishing

Sat 12 May 2018
7:01

Meeting the environmental and economic challenges of farming hill country in Hawke's Bay
May 2018
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Bioimprinting with Milk Protein

Sat 12 May 2018
6:44

A potential new use for milk protein
May 2018
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Episode 8 2018

Mon 07 May 2018

Series 14 Episode 8 Promo
May 2018
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Potatoes and TPP - An Update

Sat 05 May 2018
7:23

Increasing yield and reducing disease in potatoes with mesh covers
May 2018
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Catfish

Sat 05 May 2018
6:33

Containing the spread of catfish in our waterways
May 2018
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Leafcutting Bees and Lucerne

Sat 05 May 2018
6:43

The challenges of increasing the numbers of leafcutting bees, super-pollinators of lucerne and other crops
May 2018
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Episode 7 2018

Wed 02 May 2018

Series 14 Episode 7 Promo
May 2018
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Felting Lustre Mutant Sheep

Sat 28 Apr 2018
6:47

Searching for the genetic markers for the structure of wool at AgResearch
Apr 2018
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Guthrie-Smith Arboretum

Sat 28 Apr 2018
6:58

A visit to a sheep station-turned conservation classroom in Hawke's Bay
Apr 2018
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Miscanthus Grass

Sat 28 Apr 2018
7:02

Discovering the many uses of Miscanthus grass at Lincoln University
Apr 2018
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Episode 6 2018

Mon 23 Apr 2018

Series 14 Episode 6 Promo
Apr 2018
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Onion Crop Variability

Sat 21 Apr 2018
7:00

Identifying the causes of variability in onion crops at the Centre for Land and Water's MicroFarm in Hastings
Apr 2018
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Dairy Sheep for Maui Milk at Waikino Station

Sat 21 Apr 2018
13:18

A new sheep dairy operation at Waikino Station is producing milk for Maui Milk and new genetics for the dairy sheep industry in New Zealand
Apr 2018
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Episode 5 2018

Mon 16 Apr 2018

Series 14 Episode 5 Promo
Apr 2018
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Laser Nitrate Sensor

Sat 14 Apr 2018
6:28

The science behind the development of a new nitrate detection tool
Apr 2018
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Biosecurity at the Port of Tauranga

Sat 14 Apr 2018
7:12

How biosecurity is being placed in the centre of operations at the Port of Tauranga
Apr 2018
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Design Spun

Sat 14 Apr 2018
7:03

Design Spun is only one of three worsted wool yarn manufacturing mills in Australasia
Apr 2018
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Episode 4 2018

Mon 09 Apr 2018

Series 14 Episode 4 Promo
Apr 2018
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Episode 3 2018

Sat 07 Apr 2018

Series 14 Episode 3 Promo
Apr 2018
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Pastoral Robotics

Sat 07 Apr 2018
7:14

New technology reduces nitrogen losses from dairy farms
Apr 2018
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Rakaia Inc & Hororata Dairy 3

Sat 07 Apr 2018
6:02

A young couple building a career in dairying for a Maori Incorporation in Canterbury
Apr 2018
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Agri-lab Model Farm

Sat 07 Apr 2018
6:30

A business based on the by-products of animal processing buys a farm for a Hawke's Bay businesswoman
Apr 2018
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Murray's Nurseries

Sat 31 Mar 2018
7:07

Future-proofing through automation in a pine seedling nursery
Mar 2018
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Plantation Road Dairies

Sat 31 Mar 2018
7:16

Dairy farmer Kevin Davidson has taken a biological approach to his farm system
Mar 2018
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PlentyFlora

Sat 31 Mar 2018
6:20

Geothermal energy is harnessed to produce thousands of gerbera flowers each week at PlentyFlora
Mar 2018
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Episode 2 2018 (Our 500th Episode)

Mon 26 Mar 2018
0:29

Series 14 Episode 2 Promo
Mar 2018
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Biopesticides at AgResearch

Sat 24 Mar 2018
6:04

Bio-pesticides are being developed at AgResearch to fight pastoral pests.
Mar 2018
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Managing Mycoplasma bovis (DairyNZ)

Sat 24 Mar 2018
7:21

DairyNZ is helping farmers to manage the threat of Mycoplasma bovis
Mar 2018
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Red Stag Timber

Sat 24 Mar 2018
6:57

A company adding value to New Zealand's forestry sector
Mar 2018
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Episode 1 2018

Wed 21 Mar 2018
00:21

Series 14 Episode 1 Promo
Mar 2018
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Fruit Flours

Sat 11 Nov 2017
6:17

Extracting more value from fruit waste at the University of Auckland.
Nov 2017
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Kikitangeo Romney Stud

Sat 11 Nov 2017
7:10

Breeding for resistance to parasites at Kikitangeo Stud
Nov 2017
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Pure Food

Sat 11 Nov 2017
7:14

Helping people with eating difficulties at the Pure Food Co.
Nov 2017
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Coastline Retirement at Tautane Station

Sat 04 Nov 2017
7"18

Conservation work pays off for farm management at Tautane Station.
Nov 2017
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Cape Turnagain Endangered Species

Sat 04 Nov 2017
5'45

Farmers, iwi and a Regional Council work to protect rare and endangered species
Nov 2017
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Wool Innovation

Sat 04 Nov 2017

Finding new uses for wool at AgResearch
Nov 2017
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Rabobank Farm Experience Programme

Sat 28 Oct 2017
6:48

A rural experience for urban teenagers introduces new career options
Oct 2017
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Fairlie Bakehouse

Sat 28 Oct 2017
6:48

A pie enterprise becomes a drawcard in a South Canterbury town.
Oct 2017
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Thoroughbred Training

Sat 28 Oct 2017
6:57

A farmer develops a business training thoroughbred horses
Oct 2017