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Tokanui Dairy Research Farm

Fri 01 May 2009
6:47

A new dairy research farm for AgResearch
May 2009
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Effects of Climate Change on Pests

Fri 01 May 2009
4:12

A study looking at the possible effects of climate change in vineyards
May 2009
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Rangiatea Station Run Off

Fri 01 May 2009
8:27

Reducing nitrogen run-off from a farm near Lake Taupo
May 2009
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Castle Craig Farm and Pilgrim's Organics

Fri 01 May 2009
8:08

Organic sheep and beef farming and marketing
May 2009
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Biodiesel Feedstock Research

Fri 01 May 2009
4:50

A research programme on affordable, low environmental impact fuels
May 2009
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Manure to Biodiesel

Fri 01 May 2009
4:33

BioGenCool is a new system that turns cow effluent into biodiesel
May 2009
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Herd Homes 2009

Sun 12 Apr 2009
7:49

Herd Homes provide a winter-proofing option for a Northland dairy farm
Apr 2009
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Farm Forestry and Eco-Tourism

Wed 01 Apr 2009
4:44

An award-wining model of sustainable farm forestry and tourist lodge
Apr 2009
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Longview Packhouse

Wed 01 Apr 2009
3:48

An apple packhouse is rebuilt with fully integrated sorting and packing
Apr 2009
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Waipaoa Farm Training

Wed 01 Apr 2009

An agricultural training programme on a commercial farm
Apr 2009
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Stradbrook Robotic Dairy

Wed 01 Apr 2009
7:42

The first commercial robotic dairy operation in New Zealand
Apr 2009
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Urban Organic Waste

Wed 01 Apr 2009
7:51

A Plant & Food Research urban compost trial for agricultural crops
Apr 2009
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Synlait Dairy 2009

Wed 01 Apr 2009
4:14

A dairy company aiming to add more value to milk
Apr 2009
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Tairawhiti Land Development

Wed 01 Apr 2009
9:03

Enhancing the productivity of Maori in Gisborne
Apr 2009
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Waimata Cheese

Sun 01 Mar 2009
8:17

A vertically integrated cheese business
Mar 2009
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Precision Farming

Sun 01 Mar 2009
4:10

Advanced Farming Systems to reduce carbon and greenhouse emissions
Mar 2009
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Millton Vineyards

Sun 01 Mar 2009
5:21

A Biodynamic vineyard and winery
Mar 2009
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2008 Hill Country Farmer of the Year

Sun 01 Mar 2009
7:34

A low cost business with a DIY attitude proves a winning strategy
Mar 2009
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PrimePort Timaru

Sat 22 Nov 2008

PrimePort Timaru is a great example of a regional New Zealand port which was founded to serve the pioneers, who were all either farmers or rural servicing companies, and has grown as the primary sector has grown.
Nov 2008
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Pasture Renewal

Sat 22 Nov 2008

The Pasture Renewal Trust was set up by a group of companies who have an interest in the pasture market.

They say that the rate that...
Nov 2008
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New Zealand Light Leathers

Sat 15 Nov 2008

New Zealand Light Leathers (NZLL) was established in 1973 by a group of meat processors to tan and produce wet blue leathers using pickled lamb...
Nov 2008
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White Rock Station - Rangitata

Sat 15 Nov 2008

Since 2002, Ross and Sally Stevens have farmed White Rock station in an equity partnership with American couple Bob and Mary Sierra. For the previous...
Nov 2008
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Snail farming

Sat 08 Nov 2008

Looking for a home-based business that she could run on the family two acre block in the Hawkes Bay, Raewyn Achten researched and then established...
Nov 2008
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Quantock

Sat 08 Nov 2008

Improved pasture management, a healthier fertiliser policy, and some new technology to provide animal traceability from source to slaughter have led to better farm performance...
Nov 2008
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Total Vineyard Solutions

Sat 01 Nov 2008

Total Vineyard Solutions (TVS) is a suite of consultancy services and products from Corbans Viticulture. Developed in 2007, it captures every aspect of vineyard development...
Nov 2008
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Wool Textiles

Sat 01 Nov 2008

AgResearch Textile Science and Technology Section used to be the Wool Research Organisation of NZ (WRONZ), then Canesis Network, and then was bought 18 months...
Nov 2008
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Agri-Lab

Sat 25 Oct 2008

Angela Payne's company Agri-lab Co-Products Ltd deals with bits and pieces from meat processing plants that no-one else was previously much interested in. Using unique...
Oct 2008
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On-Farm Research

Sat 25 Oct 2008

On-Farm Research is a private research company focusing on grass-roots research and they are the New Zealand experts in calf-rearing research.

The Poukawa research station used...
Oct 2008
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Taruna Biodynamic

Sat 18 Oct 2008

If you want to be an organic or biodynamic farmer or learn about how to convert your property or become certified - where...
Oct 2008
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Firstlight Venison

Sat 18 Oct 2008

Firstlight Venison is a relatively new company that is a new model of a supply chain for the meat industry.

Firstlight Venison is half owned by...
Oct 2008
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Silver Fern Farms plant investment Finegand

Sat 11 Oct 2008

The Otago Daily Times once said that this plant which has been here since 1912 - was the worst polluter in the southern hemisphere,...
Oct 2008
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Craigs Poultry

Sat 11 Oct 2008

At peak production this Herbert based business produces up to half a million eggs a week. The Craig family has been involved in poultry farming...
Oct 2008
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Raw milk cheese

Sat 04 Oct 2008

Dr David Everetts (Senior lecturer in Food Science, Otago University) specialist interest is dairy food chemistry, particularly cheeses. With the growth of the food...
Oct 2008
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Oamaru Limestone

Sat 04 Oct 2008

Way back in 1872 Henry Mitchell bought land at Weston, just outside of Oamaru and named the property Parkside after the Parkside Hotel he owned...
Oct 2008
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Possum Research

Sat 27 Sep 2008

AgResearch, the University of Otago, also Victoria, and also Landcare Research have all been involved in possum research. All of these possum projects have been...
Sep 2008
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Te Mania Angus

Sat 27 Sep 2008

Te Mania Angus has 830 breeding cows on a North Canterbury property and nearly 2000 cows on a sister stud in Victoria, Australia.

It is one...
Sep 2008
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Cattle Reproduction Research

Sat 20 Sep 2008

The AgResearch reproduction research team at Invermay is identifying animals with increased embryo survival, either to ensure a higher rate of twin lambs, rather than...
Sep 2008
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Bryan Hocken

Sat 20 Sep 2008

Bryan Hocken is a former Taranaki Fed Farmers president , unofficial Mayor of Tarata and local character. In heartland dairy farming country hes carved out...
Sep 2008
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Simon Adams, Taranaki Dairy Trainee of the Year

Sat 13 Sep 2008

26 year old Simon Adams and his partner Nicola Cocksedge have two children Jordan (5) and Olivia and (15 months).

When Simon left high school he...
Sep 2008
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Robin and Jacqueline Blackwell

Sat 13 Sep 2008

Dairy support is the major income earner on Robin and Jacqueline Blackwells 600-hectare Taranaki farm, Mangaotea, between Stratford and Inglewood.

Ninety percent of stock run on...
Sep 2008