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Apiculture conference tackles big issues for bees and beekeepers

February 10, 2021 by Lauren Hale

Beekeepers and apiculture industry delegates from across New Zealand will swarm to Rotorua from 24 – 26 June 2021 for the annual Apiculture New Zealand Conference and Trade Exhibition. With the theme, ‘Healthy Bees, Healthy Industry, Healthy Future’, Conference 2021 will look at key challenges facing bee health and the future of the industry.  Conference […]

Plenty for sheep & beef farmers at the East Coast Expo

February 9, 2021 by Simon Edwards

The 2021 East Coast Farming Expo is a two-day mid-week gathering (February 24-25) for sheep and beef producers with a focus on farming smarter. It’s held annually at the Wairoa A&P Showgrounds and includes exhibits, outdoor demonstrations and seminars. It’s a chance for farmers to talk one-one-one with industry innovators and leaders and has  become […]

Harnessing the power of catchment groups

January 21, 2021 by Simon Edwards

Policy aimed at changing practices on individual farms isn’t working, writes Jim Sinner from the Our Land and Water Collective Responsibility research team. Could collective management, through catchment groups, achieve better outcomes for our waterways? (This article was first published on the National Science Challenges website.) Over the past several years, I’ve had a growing […]

Mt Beautiful Cheviot A&P Show smokin’ hot and set for success

January 20, 2021 by Rebecca Flannery

Nothing beats a good A&P show, and in recent years the Cheviot Show has gone from good to outstanding. This is mostly thanks to the enthusiasm of six locals who took on running and revitalising the show as a team in 2019. Mike and Elspeth Loughnan lead the group as co-presidents last year, Kate and […]

Fonterra responsible dairying award nominations open

January 1, 2021 by Leigh Catley

Nominations to a national award that flushes out dairy farmers who demonstrate innovation and passion in their approach to sustainable dairying are open until March 20th. The Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award was introduced by the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards to recognise those dairy farmers who are respected by their farming peers and their community […]

Wishing all our members a Merry Christmas

December 18, 2020 by Rebecca Flannery

If you’ve always wanted to see president Andrew Hoggard in a Santa hat … this is for you.  Merry Xmas from all of us, stay safe and have a good break. You can watch it, here.  Please note our offices will be closed from December 24 to January 5.  

Could you be a mentor for winners of the Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award?

December 4, 2020 by Leigh Catley

Eight winners of the Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award are seeking mentors to support them in reaching their personal, business and career goals. The 6-month mentoring programme will start at the beginning on 2021. The Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award was inaugurated in 2012, recognising the success of young Māori making their careers in the agricultural sector. […]

Wairarapa MP sneaks in Golden Shears invite

December 3, 2020 by Leigh Catley

Question time in Parliament yesterday, when in amongst warm fuzzies about the government working with Feds and the Shearing Contractors Association to bring more shearers into the country, is a smart move by Wairarapa MP Kieran McAnulty to get Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi to confirm he will go to the Golden Shears next year. Watch […]

2021 Nuffield Scholarships Announced

November 20, 2020 by Leigh Catley

Meet the latest cohort of emerging leaders in New Zealand’s primary sector who were awarded a 2021 Nuffield NZ Farming Scholarship on Tuesday, 3rd November at Parliament. The recipients of a 2021 Nuffield Scholarship are: Lynsey Stratford – equity partner in a 420 cow dairy farm  in Curio Bay, Consultant for People MAD Ltd & […]

PINZ is almost here … listen to FEDTalks

November 20, 2020 by Leigh Catley

The Primary Industries NZ Summit starts on Monday in Wellington Building on the strength of our inaugural summit in 2019 ‘PINZ’ brings producers from across the broad range of NZ’s primary industries together, along with policymakers, scientists, suppliers and other key stakeholders to hear local and global experts. It’s about developing solutions to the challenges […]

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