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Archive by tag: Real Farmer June 2018Return

Building a sweet legacy in the high country

Ben Mee has replaced the buzz of chopper blades with a very different sort of buzz as he and his wife Leah work hard to establish a sustainable business that will be a family legacy for years to come.

Life change leads to growing opportunities

A lifestyle change signaled a return to farming roots for Canterbury Saffron growers Geoff and Jude Slater.

Bees keep agri economy flying

Anyone with even a passing interest in agriculture and food will be familiar with the dire stories abounding about the decline in bee numbers throughout parts of the Northern Hemisphere.