Innovation, Best Practice and Sustainability in New Zealand’s Primary Sector
The development behind Zespri’s RubyRed kiwifruit for domestic and world markets.
New Zealand’s first B Corp certified wine brand.
A business based on a traditional food preparation method.
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Andrew and Kylie Stewart's farmstay business on the family farm "Tyrone"
Onions, shallots and garlic production on leased land around Blenheim
High value pine nuts are being produced in Marlborough
Organic certification company BioGro is working with organic milk producers for Fonterra
Mick and Karen Williams won the 2013 BFEA Awards for the Greater Wellington Area
A tree harvesting machine developed and built in Nelson
An investigation into the benefits of combining cropping and dairying on a dairy farm
Sustainable use of resources at Pernod Ricard wins a wine industry innovation award
Miles and Janet King are pioneering sheep milkers and cheesemakers
A look at the potential of sheep dairying in New Zealand
Chris Biddles runs an Angus stud and produces award winning meat in Northland
A Maori owned wine company with a strong commitment to the environment
A new imaging tool is being evaluated for use on hill country by Massey University
An artisan charcuterie selling cured meat products
Simon Todhunter was a finalist in the South Island Farmer of the Year in 2014
Cheese and other products from buffalo milk
The Wainono Lagoon is one of the few remaining freshwater lagoons in the South Island
Farm environment plans created for those in the catchment feeding the Wainono Lagoon
A study identifying the best plant options for fire resistant shelterbelts
Mike and Sharon Barton are long time advocates of farming within nutrient and water limits
Identifying best practice primary producers for informed consumer choice
Alvin Reid says robotics is providing a welcome change to his dairy operation
The potential for walnuts as a tree crop in Canterbury is explored
A business extracting maximum value from walnuts
Promoting native plant diversity in wildlife corridors from rural to urban areas
Preserving the history of Pihautea Station
A vertically integrated family business growing and marketing beef online
A Massey University study looking at better understanding of dairying within limits
Helping farmers work towards safer farm practices
A South Island honey business focusing on honey varietals
AgScience's Dr Peter Espie is running fertiliser trials on Shortlands Station
Te Mata grows around 1,000 tonnes of mushrooms each year for sale around the North Island
As well as a "lifestyle" farm, Maurice Hellewell runs an organic meat procurement business
Southern Pork maintains a closed high health status indoor herd of pigs
Karl Warr has designed a fishing net that allows undersized fish to escape unharmed
Blue Read is a dairy farmer who has been involved with Fonterra since its inception
A Silver Fern Farms processing plant has a programme teaching safe and efficient knife work
A scheme delivering water to 75,000 hectares of Mid Canterbury farmland
Maori owned milk company Miraka has a geo-thermal powered plant including a UHT facility
The Janssen family farm has been supplying Miraka from its beginning