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LATEST ARTICLES

‘City girl’ tag no barrier in cultivar protection role

Charlotte Tumilson works at the commercial edge of plant breeding.
The intellectual property (IP) and commercial manager at Grasslanz Technology Limited (GTL) emigrated to New Zealand six years ago after completing a PhD in molecular biology in the United Kingdom and starting a career as a patent attorney in London.

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Motivated to succeed

Brayden Johnston - Canterbury/North Otago Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Anne Lee.

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Never mind the wet

Rita Jeffrey - Auckland/Hauraki Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.

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Dairying with toddler in tow

Jacinta Kete - Taranaki Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.

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Farming makes a perfect fit

Natasha Price - Waikato Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.

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From the steppes of Mongolia

Caleb Spence - Bay of Plenty Dairy Trainee of the Year. Be Elaine Fisher.

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Travel to Oz beckons

Jasmine Hall - Central Plateau Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.

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Wanganui shepherd wins inaugural award in all-female final round

It was an all-female group who contested the finalist stage of the inaugural Shepherd of the Year Award earlier this month.

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Young Southland leader takes out Zanda McDonald Award

Two future leaders in agriculture have been crowned as the 2023 winners of Australasia’s coveted agricultural award, the Zanda McDonald Award.

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Job satisfaction among the birds

Bill Hamilton - Northland Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.

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PODCASTS

Cam Ravenwood of Fernglen Farm

S2 Ep5: Cam Ravenwood, Fernglen Farm

Sheep milking is providing the perfect value add, and creating opportunities for the whole Ravenwood family, at Wairarapa’s Fernglen Farm.

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Succession Series Episode 2

In episode two Angus catches up with farmer Kevin van der Poel who is a dairy farmer in the heart of the Waikato.

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Succession Series Episode 3

In the third instalment of the ASB Rural insights - Succession Series podcast Angus catches up with Tom Hargreaves of Kakahu Angus in South Canterbury.

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Succession Series Episode 4

In the final instalment of the ASB Rural Insights Succession Series Angus catches up with experienced succession coach Sarah Barr.

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S1 Trailer: From The Ground Up

Welcome to From the Ground Up, a podcast brought to you by Young Country.

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