What are your five for 2025?
Happy new year!! ‘Tis the season where we set our goals and intentions for the year ahead. The Sustainable Development […]
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SDG Spotlight: #2 Zero Hunger
In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed. For the first time, this Declaration set out the fundamental
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Key insights for farmers continued: Trade and Markets
Our second blog on key insights from the New Zealand Agriculture and Climate Change conference is focused around trade and
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Key insights for farmers from the NZ Agriculture & Climate Change Conference
We had the awesome opportunity this week to attend the New Zealand Agriculture and Climate Change conference virtually. The conference
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SDG Spotlight: #7 Affordable and Clean Energy
Did you know that most of New Zealand’s energy is supplied by fossil fuels? That’s a fact that we
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Value-Add: Creating a Food and Fibre Sector that provides opportunity for all
Value-add isn’t a new concept in the Food and Fibre sector. We are well acquainted with the term when talking
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SDG Spotlight: #14 Life Below Water
This week SDG #14, Life Below Water, is under our spotlight. The specifics of this goal relates to the marine
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Ecosystem services and their importance for agriculture
All humans have a dependence on the natural world and its systems in order for us to be able to
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SDG Spotlight: #11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
One of the great things about the Sustainable Development Goals are their interconnections with each other and how working to
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A Pasture Approach to Managing Facial Eczema Risk
Grazing ruminants in New Zealand are vulnerable to serious health and welfare issues due to facial eczema. Facial eczema is
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SDG Spotlight: #3 Good Health and Wellbeing
This week we are putting Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #3 under the spotlight. There’s been a lot of focus on
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Looking beyond compliance: What benefits can Freshwater Farm Planning provide you and your farming business?
Freshwater farm plans have had a lot of attention over the last couple of years, with a lot of the
SDG Spotlight: Introducing the Sustainable Development Goals
Every fortnight we are going to dive into one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a new segment we
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What’s going on with plantain?
The spotlight has been put on plantain lately with the recent publishing of a scientific journal article by Eady et
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Understanding New Zealand’s Second Emissions Reduction Plan – What farmers need to know
The Government has recently released a discussion document of the second Emissions Reduction Plan. This plan outlines the strategies and
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The power of making a start and capturing your data with Jo Hay
Jo Hay and her husband, Ross, run a sheep and beef farm at Herbert, just south of Oamaru, with an additional lease farm at Moeraki.
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The journey to carbon zero certification with Amanda Hasselmann
A love of the land and all the life its supports, is of great importance to Amanda Hasselmann. Alongside her
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Values-led farming with Alexis Wadworth
Alexis Wadworth is a farmer who fully reflects a proactive, opportunities-focused approach to agriculture. She has had a successful career
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Diversity and Resilience with Nick Gill
Nick Gill is the General Manager of Greystone Wines in North Canterbury; New Zealand’s first organic, regenerative, carbon zero winery.
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Farming kōura with John Hollows
John Hollows is the Aquaculture Manager for Earnslaw One, He has been a part the journey into farming kōura, known as freshwater crayfish, in forestry land.
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Looking for Opportunities on the Farm with Ben Anderson
Ben Anderson is a man who wears many hats. Growing up on a sheep and beef farm in the remote
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Sheep Milking Industry with Thomas MacDonald, Spring Sheep Co.
Thomas MacDonald, a third-generation dairy farmer from the Waikato, has found a unique space within the New Zealand Agricultural sector,
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Integrating Poultry into their Pasture Systems with Lance Gillespie
Lance Gillespie has a background in dairy farming but has been on a journey discovering biological farm practices, soil health and integrating poultry on farm.
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Profit and Environmental gains with Andrew Darling
Andrew Darling, alongside his wife Amy, farms an arable operation just south of the Timaru boundary. A variety of crops
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Passion for People with Myfanwy Alexander
Myfanwy Alexander is a contract milker running around 1000 cows in the Waitaki Valley halfway between Duntroon and Kurow. She
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Partnerships for the Goals with Emma Rowe
Emma Rowe is a Sustainability Specialist at FMG Insurance, accountable for thier sustainability strategy which covers environmental impact, social sustainability
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Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions with Andrew Morrison
Andrew Morrison is super passionate about rural communities and the contribution that these communities make through the agricultural sector to
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Life on Land with David Norton
Emeritus Professor David Norton has dedicated his life to the ecology and conservation of New Zealand’s native biodiversity. Most of
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Life below Water with Alison Dewes
Alison Dewes is fourth-generation dairy farmer and a second-generation veterinarian, who has farmed both in Australia and New Zealand. She
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Climate Action with Cam Henderson
Cam Henderson, a dairy farmer from Oxford, North Canterbury, wears a number of different hats. He is the Director on
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Responsible Consumption and Production with Tony Wilson
Tony Wilson is the General Manager of Agrecovery – a not-for-proift charitable trust who focusing on providing New Zealand’s sustainable
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Sustainable Cities & Communities with Gill Naylor
Gill Naylor grew up watching her Mum be very involved in the rural community through various groups, and she was
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Reduced Inequalities with Carl Storey
Carl Storey is the Farm and Land Enterprises Manager of Hōhepa in Hawke’s Bay – an organisation that offers a
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Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure with Julia Jones
Julia Jones’ LinkedIn tagline describes her best – ‘inspiring, driving change and keeping it real’. At the time of recording
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Economic Growth with Pita Alexander
Pita Alexander, a chartered accountant, has been the agribusiness accountancy sector for over 35 years, and is also the founder
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Clean Energy with Mike Casey
Mike Casey is the CEO and Co-founder of NZ Zero, which seeks to support New Zealand growers and producers in
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Water Resource Management with Keri Johnston
Keri Johnston is a trained Natural Resources Engineer, whose professional passions lie with land and water. She is currently the
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Gender Equality with Lindy Nelson
Lindy Nelson is a true champion of rural women. She wears many hats such as being the Founder of the
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Quality Education with Annabelle Subtil
Annabelle Subtil is a third generation merino and beef farmer on Omarama Station where she also runs a farm stay
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Health & Wellbeing with Kane Brisco
Kane Brisco is a dairy farmer from Taranaki, who has a passion for helping those in the rural community maintain
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Zero Hunger with Wayne Langford
Wayne Langford, who some may also know as the YOLO farmer, is a co-founder of Meat The Need – a
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No Poverty With Prue Kane
Prue Kane is the Jobs for Nature Programme Director at WAI Wānaka – a role which she applied for after
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Scene-setting Bridget Williams
Bridget Williams, CEO and Founder of social enterprise Bead and Proceed, knows a fair bit about the UN Sustainable Development
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