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LATEST ARTICLES
Young agronomist enjoys helping farmers learn
Seeing farmers learn more about growing forages is a massive motivation for young agronomist Shannon Morton.
She interacts with farmers and field staff from forage seed retailers most workdays in her role covering Otago and Southland for global seed company Barenbrug, and finds it very rewarding seeing them have a ‘light-bulb moment’ as they grasp a new concept or realise the benefit of the advice she is offering.
Never mind the wet
Rita Jeffrey - Auckland/Hauraki Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.
Dairying with toddler in tow
Jacinta Kete - Taranaki Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.
Farming makes a perfect fit
Natasha Price - Waikato Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.
From the steppes of Mongolia
Caleb Spence - Bay of Plenty Dairy Trainee of the Year. Be Elaine Fisher.
Travel to Oz beckons
Jasmine Hall - Central Plateau Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.
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.
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.
Job satisfaction among the birds
Bill Hamilton - Northland Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.
PODCASTS
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.
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.
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.
Succession Series Episode 4
In the final instalment of the ASB Rural Insights Succession Series Angus catches up with experienced succession coach Sarah Barr.
S1 Trailer: From The Ground Up
Welcome to From the Ground Up, a podcast brought to you by Young Country.
