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6 December 2017
Training is proving a great way for Sam Clouston to fill gaps in the farming knowledge he’s been accumulating since boyhood.
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29 November 2017
Most Kiwi teens wouldn’t have a clue what amenity horticulture involves – but Pippa Lucas is determined to reach out through social media and show young people the exciting opportunities that exist.
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27 November 2017
One of New Zealand’s most experienced winegrowers firmly believes the smarter and more educated your staff are, the better your vineyard will be.
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27 November 2017
Growing grapes in an unknown wine region is challenging on many fronts – and not having a skilled viticulture workforce to draw from is a problem Ōhau Wines is working hard to overcome.
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27 November 2017
Edward King describes himself as a “reluctant student” who never particularly enjoyed school.
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27 November 2017
Gill Jamieson has always loved working outdoors but once she hit her 50s, work became harder to find.
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27 November 2017
“Take every opportunity you can” is the motto Daniel Warman lives by.
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22 November 2017
Young up-and-coming dairy industry leader Nicholas Bailey says Kiwi farmers are great at growing grass, but need to work just as hard at growing people.
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31 October 2017
As a food technologist, Mere Brewer quickly realised she wasn’t cut out for a career indoors.
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25 October 2017
Auckland’s Botanic Gardens are promoted as a place “where ideas grow” – and that rings as true for the staff as it does for the plants and the visiting public.