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Forest Lodge

6:56

A world first 100% electric cherry orchard.

Apr 2023

Low Cost Native Planting

6'55

The Timata Method offers farmers a low-cost alternative to native regeneration.

May 2023

Non Chemical Weed Management

7'18

A Lighter Touch uses non-chemical methods to control weeds in crops.

May 2023

Matangi Truffles & Tourism

6'49

Truffle tourism is being developed in Waikato.

May 2023

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Producing Pine Nuts in Marlborough

Tue 01 Sep 2015
7:39

High value pine nuts are being produced in Marlborough
Sep 2015
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Sheep Dairying at Kingsmeade

Sat 01 Aug 2015
7:30

Miles and Janet King are pioneering sheep milkers and cheesemakers
Aug 2015
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The Prodigal Daughter

Sat 01 Aug 2015
6:50

An artisan charcuterie selling cured meat products
Aug 2015
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Whangaripo Buffalo

Sat 01 Aug 2015
6:27

Cheese and other products from buffalo milk
Aug 2015
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Food, Farms and Freshwater

Wed 01 Jul 2015
6:30

Identifying best practice primary producers for informed consumer choice
Jul 2015
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A Cracker of a Nut

Wed 01 Jul 2015
6:12

A business extracting maximum value from walnuts
Jul 2015
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Green Meadows Beef

Wed 01 Jul 2015
7:15

A vertically integrated family business growing and marketing beef online
Jul 2015
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Putake Honey

Wed 01 Jul 2015
7:03

A South Island honey business focusing on honey varietals
Jul 2015
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Miraka Milk Processing

Mon 01 Jun 2015
8:56

Maori owned milk company Miraka has a geo-thermal powered plant including a UHT facility
Jun 2015
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Aroha Organic Goat Cheese

Fri 01 May 2015
7:01

John and Jeanne van Kuyk produce champion cheeses including a raw goat milk cheese
May 2015
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Leelands Lamb for Niche Markets

Sun 01 Mar 2015
6:48

Sue and Bill French have begun selling their own lamb direct to niche markets
Mar 2015
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Gourmet Meats

Sat 01 Nov 2014
6:13

Dave Gallagher is an ex-policeman who has a business as a gourmet meat procurer
Nov 2014
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Hurdles for Artisan Cheesemakers

Sat 01 Nov 2014
6:37

In memory of artisan cheesemaker Biddy Fraser-Davies
Nov 2014
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Coastal Spring Lamb

Sat 25 Oct 2014
7:15

Five inter-generational farming families in the lower North Island are working together to produce Coastal Spring Lamb, a seasonal branded spring lamb.
Oct 2014
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Mahurangi Oysters

Wed 01 Oct 2014
6:44

Oyster farming, marketing and tourism in Mahurangi Harbour
Oct 2014
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Adding Value at St Andrews Limes

Fri 01 Aug 2014
6:40

From selling fresh limes at the farmers market, a couple added value by additional processing
Aug 2014
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Organic Maize and Kiwi Organics

Fri 01 Aug 2014
7:12

A family company grows and mills organic and gluten-free products in Gisborne
Aug 2014
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Grass Fed Marbled Angus Beef at Mt Linton

Fri 01 Aug 2014
7:08

High quality marbled beef is being produced with Angus genetics, grass and winter crops
Aug 2014
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Retro Organics 2014

Fri 01 Aug 2014
6:42

A dairying family has built a factory on their farm and is now producing yoghurts and cheeses
Aug 2014
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Hawkes Bay Farmers Market

Tue 01 Jul 2014
6:58

The development of this growing farmers market now in it's 14th year
Jul 2014
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Zealong Tea 2014

Sun 01 Jun 2014
6:23

Expansion at the organic Zealong Tea plantation and tea house
Jun 2014
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Waste Food to Quality Stock Feed at EcoStock

Thu 01 May 2014
6:43

A South Auckland business recycling manufacturers' food waste into stock feed and fertiliser
May 2014
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Greenlea Premier Meats

Thu 01 May 2014
6:49

Advanced technologies at Greenlea Premier Meats
May 2014
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Fruit in Schools

Thu 01 May 2014
5:41

A programme begun to get more fruit and vegetables to schoolchildren
May 2014
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Quality Grading System at Silver Fern Farms

Thu 01 May 2014
6:36

A PGP Programme with Silver Fern Farms and FarmIQ to assess eating quality
May 2014
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Kono Marketing

Tue 01 Apr 2014
6:01

A food and beverage brand for the sale of products coming off Whakatu Incorporation land
Apr 2014
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Goat Milk Cheese at Gruff Junction

Tue 01 Apr 2014
6:41

A boutique goat milk cheese producer
Apr 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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Village Milk

Sat 01 Mar 2014
6:17

A company building a business around its raw milk sales
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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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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Ohoka Farmers' Market

Wed 01 Aug 2012
4:40

A country farmers market opertes every Friday in the North Canterbury of Ohoka
Aug 2012
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Stoke Beer Brewing

Wed 01 Aug 2012
8:20

The next generation of brewers in the McCashin brewing family
Aug 2012
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Buffalo Cheese, Yoghurt and Milk

Tue 01 Nov 2011
8:16

Farming buffalo for their milk and processing it into yoghurt and cheese
Nov 2011
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Molesworth Station Paddock to Plate

Sat 01 Oct 2011
8:46

A paddock to plate trial from iconic Molesworth Station to boutique hotels
Oct 2011
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Origin Earth Cheese & Yoghurt

Mon 01 Aug 2011
7:29

An owner-operated dairy company is producing artisan cheeses for the local market
Aug 2011
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Retro Organics Cheese

Sun 01 May 2011
8:40

A vertically integrated family-run organic cheese business
May 2011
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Dairying and Popcorn

Sun 01 Aug 2010
6:26

A supplementary crop has grown into a multi-million dollar popcorn enterprise
Aug 2010
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Edible Fungi Trials

Thu 01 Jul 2010
5:10

Trials underway to identify edible gourmet fungi for the Northern Hemisphere
Jul 2010
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Clearwater Organic Dairy

Thu 01 Jul 2010
6:32

An organic dairy using A2 milk in its pot set yoghurt product
Jul 2010