All posts tagged "featured"

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  Farm safety story book launched in wake of tragedy

  A woman who lost her partner in a farm incident has launched a book to keep children safe on the farm.

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  Farm Management

  Top tips for feeding cows this summer

  Generating and adhering to a daily feeding plan could be the key to getting cows through an expected hot summer.

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  Water storage essential for future resilience

  IrrigationNZ says a recent expert discussion document on drought and climate change highlights that future national planning to improve water storage and...

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  News and Views

  Australia and NZ join forces on plant biosecurity research

  Australia and New Zealand have entered into a new collaboration to strengthen plant biosecurity research.

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  Whos Who

  Port Chalmers farming family helps keep ‘Halo’ free of predators

  With Orokonui Sanctuary nearby and the virgin forest of the Mihiwaka Reserve bordering their sheep and beef farm, Port Chalmers farmers John...

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  Farm Management

  Second sweep of Great DDT Muster gathers pace

  A nationwide initiative to rid New Zealand of banned pesticides like DDT is gaining momentum as farmers turn over tonnes of the...

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  Ballance Farm Environment Awards

  Just to be a finalist was an absolute thrill for Gary and Adrienne Dalton and the Te Whangai Trust in 2017’s Auckland...

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  Fast Facts

  Horticulture health and safety toolkit

  Horticulture New Zealand has teamed up with WorkSafe New Zealand to create a health and safety toolkit specifically designed for horticulture businesses.

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  PHA cooperating with NZ to fight plant pests and diseases

  Following the recent discovery that the fungal plant disease myrtle rust has made it to New Zealand, Plant Health Australia (PHA) will...

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  Dr Rhodes’ services to science and marine farming recognised

  Cawthron Institute warmly congratulates Dr Lesley Rhodes, for her appointment as Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for services...