All posts tagged "featured"

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  Must See

  New video shares safety messages around rural water hazards

  Ashburton irrigation schemes, Ashburton District Council, Water Safety New Zealand and local community members have come together to create a new safety...

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  Farm Management

  Workshops aim to improve winter grazing practices

  Farmers in South Canterbury are taking a neighbourly approach to improve winter grazing practices by sharing their tried and tested solutions at...

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  Irrigation industry looks to the future

  IrrigationNZ is hosting a new event called IF.2019 – Irrigation Futures in June 2019.

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  NZ schools visit farm to learn about irrigation without leaving the classroom

  Primary school students from across New Zealand had the opportunity to learn more about the role of irrigation in food production through...

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  Whos Who

  Waikato biotech company earns Supreme and Innovation awards at industry event

  Hamilton dairy biotech company Quantec was recognised for its innovation at the annual Natural Health Products NZ awards held in Hamilton last...

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  Fast Facts

  Spartina eradication programme gets underway

  Environment Canterbury, Christchurch City Council and the Department of Conservation are undertaking controlled application of the herbicide Haloxyfop-R (Gallant) to control the...

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  New tags introduced to identify true Angus dairy cross cattle

  New ear tags for dairy stock will sort out what’s genuine Angus dairy cross cattle and what’s not.

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  Twelve gold medals and three trophies for Villa Maria

  Villa Maria’s reputation as New Zealand’s most awarded and trusted winery was upheld yet again in 2019 at the Royal Easter Show...

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  LIC officially opens upgraded semen processing facility in Manawatu

  LIC’s semen processing centre in the Manawatu was officially opened following an injection of more than $1 million to upgrade the facilities.

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  Rural

  MPs hailed for putting the blowtorch on stock rustlers

  Politicians on both sides of the House get a thumbs-up from rural New Zealanders for passing tougher legislation on rustling, Federated Farmers...