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![Farmer enriches Burgess Stream ecosystem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Farmer enriches Burgess Stream ecosystem
Andrew Gilchrist has added 4500 native plants to his Swannanoa farm over the last three years to enhance 2.5km of the Burgess stream.
![Successful farming career spanning four decades](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Successful farming career spanning four decades
Keeping positive and sustaining a good work-life balance has led Nelson and Fiona Hancox to grow a large-scale sheep and beef operation across three West Otago properties. Video / OTD
![Initiative to encourage farmers to connect with community](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Initiative to encourage farmers to connect with community
Upper Clutha’s Stu and Sarah Jamieson started the Farmers versus Tradies annual cricket match to encourage farmers to get off-farm more often. Video / ODT
![Integrated Farm Plan works for Andrew Gilchrist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Integrated Farm Plan works for Andrew Gilchrist
Swannanoa farmer Andrew Gilchrist has found an Integrated Farm Plan helpful for his business.
![Positive feedback for SDI system](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Positive feedback for SDI system
Gary and Penny Robinson's Subsurface Drip Irrigation system is working well for Maniototo sharemilker, Luke Jeffries.
![Fernside farmer using genomic data](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Fernside farmer using genomic data
Julie Bradshaw has been empowered to make decisions on which cows to focus on by using genomic data.
![Farm viability improved through precision agriculture](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Farm viability improved through precision agriculture
Farmer Roscoe Taggart has been trialling a Yara N sensor on his family’s 730-hectare arable and sheep farm in Cust.
![Maintaining milk production with fewer cows](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Maintaining milk production with fewer cows
Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw, using genomic information provided by LIC, has reduced her herd by 15.
![The Big Check-in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The Big Check-in
Host Te Radar explains The Big Check-in, an online event to support rural people affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.
![Southland stud farmers stunned by ram prices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Southland stud farmers stunned by ram prices
For the second year running, a Blackdale Stud Texel ram has topped the Gore Ram Sale. Video / Sandy Eggleston
![The Country's Cub Cadet slalom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The Country's Cub Cadet slalom
Jamie Mackay challenges Rowena Duncum to a Steelfort "Political Slalom" on the Cub Cadet LX547 ride-on mower.
![Quality data helps refine dairy herd](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Quality data helps refine dairy herd
Julie Bradshaw says good quality animal data is key to improving the efficiency of her farming operation.
![Farmer's sensor-based nitrogen application trial](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Farmer's sensor-based nitrogen application trial
Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart hopes to prove the benefits of using sensor-based nitrogen application on his farm. Video / MPI
![Cust farmers' subsurface drop irrigation trial](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Cust farmers' subsurface drop irrigation trial
Gary and Penny Robinson are ready to study the data from their trial. Video / MPI
![FieldaysTV 2022 - All the action from Day 2](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
FieldaysTV 2022 - All the action from Day 2
Day 2 of Fieldays did not disappoint - check out all the action from in the studio and out in the field with FieldaysTV. Video / Supplied
![Local Focus: Gisborne, Wairoa and Ōpōtiki women get first dibs at Muster](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Local Focus: Gisborne, Wairoa and Ōpōtiki women get first dibs at Muster
Early bird tickets to the Shepherdess Muster available Thursday for locals
![Focus Live: PM announcing plan on reducing agricultural emissions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Focus Live: PM announcing plan on reducing agricultural emissions
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor, and Climate Change Minister James Shaw are making an announcement in the Wairarapa on the Government's plan to reduce agricultural emissions. Video / Mark Mitchell
![Polar blast sweeps New Zealand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Polar blast sweeps New Zealand
October snow falls in Christchurch for first time in 53 years; polar blast sweeps through South Island, Wellington - cold temperatures in Auckland. Video / Supplied
![Local Focus: Marcus Buddo on Candidate Camera](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Local Focus: Marcus Buddo on Candidate Camera
Marcus Buddo has been on the rural community board for the last three years.
![Local Focus: John Roil on Candidate Camera](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Local Focus: John Roil on Candidate Camera
Talking about Kahurānaki General Ward, a rural area, he worries about the road and bridge conditions there.
![Local Focus: Shirley Trumper on Candidate Camera](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Local Focus: Shirley Trumper on Candidate Camera
Rotorua Rural Ward candidate Shirley Trumper discusses the big rural issues.
![Wedderburn pub life a drawcard for Jen Kirchhofer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Wedderburn pub life a drawcard for Jen Kirchhofer
Auckland digital marketer and strategist Jen Kirchhofer, who originally hailed from the United States recently took up a job at Wedderburn pub. Video / ODT
![The seventh Southern Indoor Charity Dog Trials](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The seventh Southern Indoor Charity Dog Trials
The seventh Southern Indoor Charity Dog Trials at Waimumu raised money for Hospice Southland. Video / Sandy Eggleston
![Dunedin vet calls for cat controls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Dunedin vet calls for cat controls
A Dunedin veterinarian says introducing cat controls is about the welfare of the animals, not killing them. Video / ODT
![The 100% New Zealand Bacon and Ham Awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The 100% New Zealand Bacon and Ham Awards
Judges sample bacon and ham to decide who gets gold, silver and bronze medals at the awards.
![Fernside dairy farmer's passion for genetics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Fernside dairy farmer's passion for genetics
Four of Julie Bradshaw's cows have been selected for LIC's breeding programme.
![Focus: Minister of Agriculture on foot and mouth disease](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Focus: Minister of Agriculture on foot and mouth disease
Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor spoke about the country's biosecurity systems and the threat of foot and mouth disease should it reach New Zealand. Video / Mark Mitchell
![Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern holds Post-Cabinet press conference](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern holds Post-Cabinet press conference
PM Jacinda Ardern to talk about foot and mouth, Green Party troubles, and Three Waters at press conference. Video / Mark Mitchell
![Testing establishes exact fertiliser needs for Cust farmer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Testing establishes exact fertiliser needs for Cust farmer
Roscoe Taggart is using a handheld nitrogen tester in conjunction with nitrogen sensors to apply the right amount of fertiliser on-farm.
![Focus: Wild weather batters the country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Focus: Wild weather batters the country
Heavy rain and high winds have battered the country as a front travels North. Video / George Heard / NZ Herald / Ōpōtiki District Council
![$9300 for top dog at Gore sale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
$9300 for top dog at Gore sale
$9300 has been paid for a top farm dog at the annual sale in Gore. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Michael Curreen / ODT
![Baseline set for subsurface irrigation trial](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Baseline set for subsurface irrigation trial
Cust dairy grazers Penny and Gary Robinson have established a good baseline for the next season of their subsurface drip irrigation trial.
![Sharing knowledge enables better farming decisions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Sharing knowledge enables better farming decisions
Fernside farmer Julie Bradshaw and Flaxton farmer Stu Bailey participated in a five-year NIWA co-innovation study.
![Seasonal workers graduate cooking class](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Seasonal workers graduate cooking class
Seasonal horticultural workers showed off their confidence in the kitchen after learning how to cook as part of free training funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Video / Shannon Thomson
![Subsurface irrigation trial in Cust](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Subsurface irrigation trial in Cust
Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson are trialling a subsurface irrigation system.
![Cust farmer using precision technology](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Cust farmer using precision technology
Roscoe Taggart has seen benefits from using precision technology on his family's farm.
![Snow blankets the Crown Range](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Snow blankets the Crown Range
Snow blankets the Crown Range road as a wintry blast moves through the country. Video / George Heard
![Focus: Robertson and O'Connor on agriculture emissions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Focus: Robertson and O'Connor on agriculture emissions
Thomas Coughlan questions why agriculture is getting $750m in funding when the industry doesn't contribute to the ETS. Video / Mark Mitchell
![Bumper wine harvest for Central](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Bumper wine harvest for Central
Whether hand-picked or machine harvested, Central Otago growers and winemakers look likely to harvest all of their fruit for the 2022 vintage. Video / ODT