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Ahuwhenua Trophy Competition Back on Track

April 27, 2022 by Leigh Catley

The 2022 Ahuwhenua Trophy competition to select the top Māori sheep and beef farm is back on track after having been postponed earlier in the year due to Covid-19 risk. Judging of the entrants in this competition resumes in May, as well as the judging for the Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer Award which is run […]

Forest Owners say ‘back the bat’

October 27, 2021 by Lauren Hale

The Forest Owners Association is urging its members and the public to vote for the pekapeka – the Long-Tailed Bat – in the Forest and Bird sponsored Bird of the Year 2021 competition. President, Phil Taylor, says Forest and Bird should be congratulated for making pekapeka an honorary bird in this year’s competition. “In the […]

Top shots capture on-farm safety theme

September 21, 2021 by Lauren Hale

Federated Farmers launched a safety awareness campaign at the start of September to try to avoid a spike of on-farm fatalities in spring such as occurred last year. Vice-president and healthy and safety spokesperson for Federated Farmers, Karen Williams, was determined to engage with rural New Zealand and encourage safe practices. The safety on-farm photo […]

Safety first for on-farm photo competition

September 3, 2021 by Lauren Hale

This time last year New Zealand lost five people in on-farm workplace accidents.  We can’t let that happen again this year.  Federated Farmers and our strategic partner Yamaha have teamed up to put together a photo competition to remind farmers, growers and their families how important it is to take care at work, in winter, […]

Beekeepers’ message to Kiwis this September: Love bees? Plant trees (when you can)!

August 30, 2021 by Lauren Hale

Beekeepers are calling on bee-lovers across New Zealand to take what actions they can to improve the health and resilience of Kiwi bee populations this September for Bee Aware Month. Apiculture New Zealand, the national body representing beekeepers and honey producers, is asking Kiwis to Feed the Bees by planting bee-friendly trees and plants this […]

Heather Feetham wins Pukekohe Young Grower competition

May 11, 2021 by Lauren Hale

Heather Feetham, a 25-year-old production manager at T&G Fresh, has won the 2021 Pukekohe Young Grower competition. The competition tested the four contestant’s vegetable and fruit growing knowledge as well as skills needed to be a successful grower.Contestants completed modules in marketing, compliance, pests and disease identification, safe tractor driving, health and safety, soil and […]

Top Māori dairy farm finalists announced

February 24, 2021 by Lauren Hale

Three dairy farms spanning Hauraki and Eastern Bay of Plenty are the finalists in this year’s coveted Ahuwhenua Trophy, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced at Parliament today. They are Pouarua Farms of Ngātea, Tataiwhetu Trust south of Whakatāne, and Tunapahore B2A Incorporation of Ōpōtiki. “These dairy farms are shining examples of the long-standing commitment of […]

No ordinary day for this shearer

January 14, 2021 by Rebecca Flannery

It was an ordinary Thursday for most of us this week, but not for Southland shearer Megan Whitehead.  Yesterday Megan spent nine hours tackling the women’s world lamb shearing record near Gore.  Former women’s world record holder Jills Angus Burney (and the only woman to have beaten David Fagan) was supporting Megan as her mentor.  “Megan achieved the […]

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EU approves methane-reducing feed additive Bovaer®

February 25, 2022 By Bronwyn Wilson

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