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23 November 2020
In the next edition of our series, we talk to Richard Scholefield at Whangara Farms in Gisborne about the importance of offering training to all staff.
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3 November 2020
In the next edition of our series, we speak with Vet Services Hawke’s Bay Deer Farmer, Richard Hilson, about how on-farm learning adds value to his business, and his team’s future employer businesses.
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5 October 2020
In the next edition of our series, we speak with General Manager Tony Plunkett at Coleridge Downs Cadet Farm about how on-farm learning adds value to the business.
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18 September 2020
In the next edition of our series, we speak to John and Liz Chittock – Farm Managers at Jeff Farm in Southland – about how on-farm learning adds value to their business.
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25 August 2020
There is no rule book when it comes to farming, and everyone has their own tips and tricks on how to get the best out of their land.
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8 July 2020
In the third of our series, we speak to Todd Bolton – Director of Operations at Mangamingi Station – about how Primary ITO on-farm learning adds value to his business.
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29 June 2020
In the second of our series, we speak to Simon Lee – Farm Manager at Mendip Hills Station – about how Primary ITO on-farm learning adds value to his business.
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16 June 2020
We recently contacted sheep, beef and deer farmers across New Zealand to see how valuable Primary ITO on-farm learning is for their farming businesses.
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20 May 2020
Most New Zealanders picture a shepherd as being a ‘good Kiwi bloke’, surrounded by dogs, driving an ATV and patrolling vast high country stations.
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17 January 2019
Two years on from winning the Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award (sheep and beef), Hawke’s Bay’s Jordan Biddle has no doubts the competition gave his career a boost.