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Fieldays organisers cautiously optimistic as attendees split on event success
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Cultivating future farmers: Programme empowers young women
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A bird flu pandemic in people? Here’s what it might look like
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Wool innovation with Jacinta Penn on The Country
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Sally Dryland honoured with life membership of Tararua Federated Farmers
Sally Dryland joined the executive of Tararua Fed Farmers in 2011.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why farmers need co-operatives
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Keeping it Smedley: Trees grown on farm transformed into education facilities by cadets
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Seven years of Waimakariri biodiversity project
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Facial eczema research holds promise for Kiwi farmers
Disease affects a range of livestock including sheep, cattle, deer, goats, and alpacas.
Growing hops in the 1800s
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Tips for first-time Fieldays visitors
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How a high-flying bond trader became one of NZ’s largest farmers
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100-year-old milk powder found at Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctica hut
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Kem Ormond's top tips for growing garlic - not rust
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Government cancels annual ETS charge for forestry
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