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Although it’s early days, Mid Canterbury farmers Johnny and Jane Harrison’s decision to integrate cashmere goats into their high-performance sheep, beef and deer operation is already yielding positive results.
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07 Apr, 2025 | Our Farmers | Farmer Stories |
Dairy farmers weighing up a move into share farming next season should take time to know their numbers before signing on the dotted line, Federated Farmers leaders say.
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28 Jan, 2025 | Federated Farmers | Interest |
While humbled to travel the globe being the voice for New Zealand’s agricultural sector, as Hamish Marr looks back on the past year, he stands proud to be advocating for one of the smallest.
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14 Jan, 2025 | Our Farmers | Interest |
With primary industries crying out for more skilled young people, the Growing Future Farmers programme is helping to fill the gap, training and developing the next generation of passionate sheep, beef and deer farmers.
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05 Dec, 2024 | Future Farmers | Interest |
The end of the road is where Colin Drummond and Erin Cassie share their undeterred passion for their Clydesdales and farming in the wild and rugged landscape of the high country.
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05 Dec, 2024 | Our Farmers | Farmer Stories |
From an under-resourced dryland sheep farm to a highly productive mixed cropping operation, Valetta Farms is a testament to the Clark family’s passion for the wider agricultural industry, unwavering love of the land, relentless hard work, and technological advances to ensure the farm’s sustainability for future generations.
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05 Dec, 2024 | Our Farmers | Farmer Stories |
With demand for glamping and back-to-nature escapes growing, Springburn dairy farmers Allan and Heather Broomhall saw the perfect opportunity to diversify their conventional dairy operation and boost farm revenue by adding an off-grid curved cabin next to their irrigation pond.
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30 Sep, 2024 | Our Farmers | Farmer Stories |
Farm confidence has fallen since the start of the year, with debt, interest rates, and banks causing the greatest concern to Kiwi farmers.
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05 Sep, 2024 | Federated Farmers | Interest |
Despite the unique challenges farming in the “sensitive lakes” area of the Ashburton high country brings, Castle Ridge Station owners Paul and Kerry Harmer remain passionate about the future and protecting their environment so that the next generation can continue their legacy.
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05 Sep, 2024 | Our Farmers | Farmer Stories |
Streamlining efficiency and embracing technology underpins continued investment at the Mawle family’s Blackford Farming dairy operation in the Rakaia Gorge.
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10 Jun, 2024 | Our Farmers | Farmer Stories |
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