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Good Bugs

Sat 15 May 2021
6:48

Naturally fermented products made from local organic produce.
May 2021
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Carbon Positive Farming

Sat 01 May 2021
6:04

Carbon positive farming in Northland.
May 2021
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Hexagon Mead

Sat 18 Apr 2020
6:47

Hexagon Mead made from wild borage honey
Apr 2020
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Codling Moth & SIT

Sat 02 Jun 2018
7:06

Plant & Food Research lead a bio-assault on the apple pest, codling moth
Jun 2018
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Te Whare Ra

Sat 02 Jun 2018
7:19

A visit to a boutique wine company
Jun 2018
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Tomatoes & TPP Biocontrols

Sat 26 May 2018
7:42

Searching for an effective biocontrol for the Tomato Potato Psyllid in glasshouses
May 2018
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Dog Point Vineyard

Sat 19 May 2018
6:27

A visit to the largest certified organic vineyard in the country
May 2018
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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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Plantation Road Dairies

Sat 31 Mar 2018
7:16

Dairy farmer Kevin Davidson has taken a biological approach to his farm system
Mar 2018
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Biopesticides at AgResearch

Sat 24 Mar 2018
6:04

Bio-pesticides are being developed at AgResearch to fight pastoral pests.
Mar 2018
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Mahinga Oranga

Sat 10 Sep 2016
6:33

An organic market garden has become a training ground for locals to begin their own gardens
Sep 2016
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Dung Beetle Innovations

Sat 20 Aug 2016
7:23

Rearing and promoting the use of dung beetles in pastoral farming
Aug 2016
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Agrisea

Sat 06 Aug 2016
7:08

Seaweed is harvested and processed for use in horticulture and pastoral farming
Aug 2016
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Wangapeka Artisan Cheese and Milk

Sat 16 Jul 2016
6:58

A family has become involved in artisan cheese production from the ground up
Jul 2016
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Shortlands Station - Biological Farming

Wed 01 Jun 2016
6:28

David Crutchley has adopted a biological approach to farming his Central Otago property
Jun 2016
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Windsong Orchard

Sun 01 May 2016
7:29

An organic orchard grows plums to sell at farmers markets in Marlborough and Nelson
May 2016
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Mission Estate Winery

Fri 01 Apr 2016
6:35

An environment award for a focus on soil health and an Organic Focus Vineyards project
Apr 2016
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Biological Farming Growth in Canterbury

Sat 21 Nov 2015
6:41

Rob Flynn of Soil Matters has introduced a biological system to Te Mania Angus Stud
Nov 2015
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BioGro and Fonterra

Tue 01 Sep 2015
8:00

Organic certification company BioGro is working with organic milk producers for Fonterra
Sep 2015
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Shortlands Station - Fertiliser Trials

Mon 01 Jun 2015
7:11

AgScience's Dr Peter Espie is running fertiliser trials on Shortlands Station
Jun 2015
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Organic Businesses at Arnstead Farm

Mon 01 Jun 2015
6:39

As well as a "lifestyle" farm, Maurice Hellewell runs an organic meat procurement business
Jun 2015
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Aroha Organic Goat Cheese

Fri 01 May 2015
7:01

John and Jeanne van Kuyk produce champion cheeses including a raw goat milk cheese
May 2015
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Bostock's Organic Free Range Chickens

Fri 01 May 2015
6:19

Ben Bostock has begun one of the few organic free range meat chicken farms in New Zealand
May 2015
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BioFarm Yoghurt

Sat 01 Nov 2014
6:45

Cathy and Jamie Tait-Jamieson have a vertically integrated organic yoghurt business
Nov 2014
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Biodynamics at Shelly Beach Farms

Wed 01 Oct 2014
8:22

Thirty years of biodynamic farming on the Kaipara Harbour
Oct 2014
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Retro Organics 2014

Fri 01 Aug 2014
6:42

A dairying family has built a factory on their farm and is now producing yoghurts and cheeses
Aug 2014
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Sustainability at Villa Maria Wines

Tue 01 Jul 2014
7:10

Villa Maria has a long history of sustainable thinking for grape growing and wine making
Jul 2014
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Zealong Tea 2014

Sun 01 Jun 2014
6:23

Expansion at the organic Zealong Tea plantation and tea house
Jun 2014
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Merv Solly and Golden Bay Dolomite

Thu 01 May 2014
6:23

Merv Solly is a transport operator who also mines dolomite for agricultural use
May 2014
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Gunson Sheep Milking

Thu 01 May 2014
7:47

Creating a sheep milking business in Hawkes Bay
May 2014
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Thermal Weed Control

Thu 01 May 2014
7:37

A chemical free approach to weed control at the Future Farming Centre
May 2014
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A Biological Approach to Improving Soils

Thu 01 May 2014
7:26

Nicole Masters is a biological farming advocate working with Bruce Nimon at Kokako Farms
May 2014
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Pest Control with Mesh Crop Covers

Tue 01 Apr 2014
7:06

An alternative approach to controlling pests and diseases at the Future Farming Centre
Apr 2014
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Organic Vegetable Production at Willowmere

Tue 01 Apr 2014
6:23

A high-tech mixed cropping and livestock organic business
Apr 2014
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Organics and Biological Husbandry at Lincoln

Sat 01 Mar 2014
7:01

Bob Crowder is a teacher at the Biological Husbandry Unit at Lincoln University
Mar 2014
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Unpasteurised Milk Sales

Tue 01 Oct 2013
5:13

The risks, benefits and regulations around raw milk farm gate sales in New Zealand
Oct 2013
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Ladybirds as a Psyllid Biocontrol

Sat 01 Jun 2013
4:28

A masters student at Lincoln University is studying biocontrols for the psyllid insect pest
Jun 2013
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Low Input Farming at Cloverdale Dairies

Sat 01 Jun 2013
7:39

Andrew and Nicky Watt won the Dairy Business of the Year on their low input dairy farm
Jun 2013
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Avonstour Heritage Breeds

Wed 01 May 2013
7:58

A certified organic farm specialsing in rare and heritage breeds
May 2013
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Biological Fertiliser Use

Mon 01 Oct 2012
8:13

The increasing use of non-conventional fertilisers in organic and conventional farming systems
Oct 2012