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Crops in Silt

Sat 17 Aug 2024
7:15

A science initiative promoting crop resilience on silt-affected land. 

 
Aug 2024
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Apatu Farms

Sat 17 Aug 2024
7:16

Large-scale fruit and vegetable production at Apatu Farms. 
Aug 2024
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Ryegrass Endophyte & CRISPR

Sat 10 Aug 2024
7:27

Developing novel endophytes for ryegrass.
Aug 2024
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Waitatapia Farming

Sat 10 Aug 2024
6:43

Driving success through diversity and innovation at Waitatapia Farming. 
Aug 2024
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Plantain Projects

Sat 03 Aug 2024
7:01

Dairy farmers reduce nitrogen leaching with plantain pasture. 
Aug 2024
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Pure Oil NZ

Sat 03 Aug 2024
6:58

Pure Oil NZ produces high quality oils from Canterbury seed and bean growers. 
Aug 2024
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Forage Cereals

Sat 20 Jul 2024
6:58

Developing high-quality cereal forages through a joint venture programme.
Jul 2024
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Beneficial Insects

Sat 13 Jul 2024
7:32

Determining the high value of native insects as food and forage crop pollinators.
Jul 2024
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Turley Farms/Rockit Apples

Sat 06 Jul 2024
7:22

A large-scale South Canterbury arable vegetable operation adds a Rockit apple orchard.
Jul 2024
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Kaikohe Berries

Sat 29 Jun 2024
6:46

A visit to Kaikohe Berries, a hydroponic berry fruit venture.
Jun 2024
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Turf Management

Sat 22 Jun 2024
6'37

Turf management skills keeping sports grounds in their best shape. 
Jun 2024
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Peanut Progress

Sat 22 Jun 2024
7'16

A domestic peanut industry moving closer to becoming a reality in Northland. 
Jun 2024
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Heartland Chips Revisited

Sat 15 Jun 2024
6'46

An update on Heartland Chips near Timaru. 
Jun 2024
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Leaft Foods

Sat 03 Jun 2023
6'59

Leaft Foods create a plant-based protein for people and a co-product for stock.
Jun 2023
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Oakley’s Vegetables 

Sat 03 Jun 2023
6'52

A large-scale operation grows vegetables in Canterbury.
Jun 2023
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Non Chemical Weed Management

Sat 27 May 2023
7'18

A Lighter Touch uses non-chemical methods to control weeds in crops.
May 2023
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Plantain Project

Sat 20 May 2023
6'36

A future-focused dairying approach with plantain at LUDF.
May 2023
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Leaderbrand - Salad House

Sat 11 Jun 2022
6:33

A $20m salad house is helping a Gisborne-based company to protect its market position, secure jobs and cushion the impact of climate change.
Jun 2022
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Leaderbrand - Covered Farming Project

Sat 04 Jun 2022
6:19

New greenhouses will make this family owned company more sustainable.
Jun 2022
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Caythorpe Cherries

Sat 16 Apr 2022
6:34

A trellis system which protects cherries and makes fruit more accessible for harvest.
Apr 2022
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Caythorpe Hay and Wine

Sat 16 Apr 2022
6:43

A super-premium, 100 percent family estate-grown wine brand.

Apr 2022
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Durum Wheat

Sat 09 Apr 2022
7:02

A Wairarapa crop being trialled as an alternative to peas.
Apr 2022
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Ranui Essentials

Sat 02 Apr 2022
6:48

A couple making a variety of products on their lavender farm.
Apr 2022
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Peanut Trials

Sat 08 May 2021
6:39

Peanut trials in Kaipara run by Plant and Food Research and Picot Productions.
May 2021
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Cropping Diversity

Sat 17 Apr 2021
6:37

Hemp growing and cropping diversity at Balfour, Southland.
Apr 2021
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Company of Flowers

Sat 17 Apr 2021
6:13

Urban farming with the Company of Flowers in Dunedin.
Apr 2021
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Quinoa Production

Sat 13 Jun 2020
7:00

Taihape farmers supplying locally grown quinoa to New Zealand
Jun 2020
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Eliminating Pea Weevil

Sat 23 May 2020
7:55

Elimination of pea weevil in the Wairarapa
May 2020
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Aspara Pacific

Sat 18 Apr 2020
7:08

Aspara Pacific providing potato and asparagus seed to domestic and international growers
Apr 2020
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Solar Powered Water Reticulation

Sat 18 Apr 2020
6:21

Solar panel power for water reticulation to stock in remote areas
Apr 2020
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Potatoes and TPP - An Update

Sat 05 May 2018
7:23

Increasing yield and reducing disease in potatoes with mesh covers
May 2018
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Leafcutting Bees and Lucerne

Sat 05 May 2018
6:43

The challenges of increasing the numbers of leafcutting bees, super-pollinators of lucerne and other crops
May 2018
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Miscanthus Grass

Sat 28 Apr 2018
7:02

Discovering the many uses of Miscanthus grass at Lincoln University
Apr 2018
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Onion Crop Variability

Sat 21 Apr 2018
7:00

Identifying the causes of variability in onion crops at the Centre for Land and Water's MicroFarm in Hastings
Apr 2018
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Farmers Mill

Sat 14 Oct 2017
6:16

A grower owned and operated flourmill in Canterbury.
Oct 2017
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Urban Development

Sat 07 Oct 2017
6:55

The effect of urban development on productive land.
Oct 2017
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GHG Emissions Reduction

Sat 23 Sep 2017
8'19

The re-designing of a farm system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Sep 2017
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Ashley Dene Station

Sat 16 Sep 2017
6:41

Up-scaling research and development at Lincoln University’s Ashley Dene Station
Sep 2017
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Hemp Farming

Sat 09 Sep 2017
7:27

Creating a viable hemp industry for New Zealand
Sep 2017
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Kirkpatrick's Mixed Farm

Sat 12 Aug 2017
8:52

A flexible farming system that’s creating opportunities in Gisborne
Aug 2017