Norwood’s inaugural Viticulture Day was a hit with winegrowers and agriculturalists from around the Marlborough region, with over 200 people attending the event at the Marlborough A&P Showgrounds on 22 July.
Events
Cobber Challenge: It’s Aussie kelpies vs Kiwi heading dogs
Australia’s Cobber Challenge is for the first time expanding to include New Zealand farmers and their dogs. The annual challenge has been going since 2016 and involves working farm dogs being fitted with a GPS collar that tracks their distance travelled, work hours done and speed over a three-week period. Points are accorded, the dogs […]
Are we barking at deaf sheep?
By Leigh Catley, GM Communications, Federated Farmers Groundswell’s tractor and tradie national protest on July 16 left many Federated Farmers members asking … what happens next? Did anyone actually hear the farmers’ messages, or are the folks in government circles in Wellington too much like deaf sheep to pick up on what a 50-town protest […]
AWDT, Know your Mindset. Grow your Influence
When the pressure is on, sometimes it’s best to just pause and re-focus on what’s really important to your family, farm and community. New from @AWDT, Know your Mindset. Grow your Influence is a short, personal development programme for both women and men – designed to help you respond to change with positive, meaningful action. […]
PINZ roundup: the finalists of the 2021 Awards
Nominations for the 2021 Primary Industries New Zealand Awards saw a 50 percent jump from last year. This shows the amount of innovation and leadership going on in the sector as well as the resilience to soldier on through all manner of trials such as COVID-19, droughts, floods and so much more. The PINZ Awards […]
Rising stars of primary industries acknowledged
A 50 percent jump in the number of nominations for the 2021 Primary Industries New Zealand Awards underpins the amount of innovation and leadership going on in the sector and growing awareness of the need to celebrate it, Terry Copeland says. The Federated Farmers of NZ chief executive said from 65 nominations, up from just […]
Apiculture conference focuses on healthy bees and growing a healthy industry
Apiculture New Zealand Conference, 24 – 26 June 2021 Hundreds of beekeepers, and others from the apiculture industry, will gather in Rotorua this June, for the first time in two years, to discuss pressing issues facing their industry and to find the country’s best honey. Apiculture New Zealand’s annual conference and trade exhibition returns to […]
Norwood raises healthy 100k for Farmstrong
Norwood’s third annual charity golf tournament and fundraising auction has raised $100,000 for award-winning rural wellbeing programme Farmstrong, significantly exceeding sums raised in previous years. All 92 golfers played 18 holes in teams of four at Wairakei Golf + Retreat, Taupo on Wednesday 12 May. The golf tournament was followed by a formal dinner and […]
Growing Kai Under Increasing Dry
Keep your Tuesday lunchtimes free for the rest of May and save-the-date for the 31st May. ‘Growing Kai Under Increasing Dry’ is a seminar series created to encourage primary sector resilience through the impacts of climate change and, as a result of that, drought. The series has been put together by science agencies The Deep […]
Thank a farmer this opening weekend
Federated Farmers wants duck hunters heading out for the season opening this weekend to enjoy themselves and to remember to thank the many farmers who provide access to their shooting spots. The ‘Opening Day’ of the duck-shooting season is a special event in rural New Zealand, with 40,000 annual participants getting ready to head out […]