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Rural PeopleAugust 9

Shooting for the stars; helping women build confidence aim of new venture

From self-pleasure to shotguns, it’s a finishing school with a difference. Forget cutlery etiquette and social graces, Kingston dynamo Laura Koot is helping women gain confidence through a programme targeted at rural women like herself.

Sally Rae

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Rural LifeAugust 7

Canterbury’s $50m solar farm about to be turned on to generate power for 6000 homes

A new Canterbury solar farm is being plugged in to generate electricity for 6000 homes at a cost of $50 million as another massive project in the MacKenzie Country nears approval.

Tim Cronshaw

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Rural LifeAugust 7

Christchurch startup branches out to commercial goal of lab-grown fruit and nut ingredients

A Christchurch startup growing fruit and nut cells in a laboratory is stepping up production next year towards a commercial launch.

Tim Cronshaw

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North OtagoAugust 6

‘Hell of a two years’: From broken neck to rare blood cancer

“It's been one hell of a two years.” That is how Waianakarua woman Henrietta Purvis describes the period from August 8, 2024, when she broke her neck in a farm quad-bike crash to her recovery from a stem cell transplant a year later.

Sally Rae

DairyAugust 5

Outstanding in her field: Taieri cow co-wins top Holstein Friesian regional competition

For the first time, the top prize in the Holstein Friesian New Zealand Otago Progeny Competition has a joint winner.

Shawn McAvinue

Rural PeopleAugust 5

Catlins dairy-beef heifer wins best on fork and marbling titles

Shawn McAvinue spends five minutes talking to dairy farm owner and cattle breeder Katy Button, of Port Molyneux in the Catlins.

Shawn McAvinue

Rural Life Supplied ContentAugust 5

Selling your farm this spring? Here’s how to get market-ready

A market-ready farm also needs a clear environmental and regulatory story.

Irricon director Keri Johnston, of South Canterbury.

Rural PeopleAugust 5

Beet for cattle; swede and kale for sheep in Central Otago

Sheep and beef farmer Tom Waldron, of the Styx, talks about his winter crops.

Shawn McAvinue

Rural EventsAugust 5

Myth buster campaign clears up environment award misconceptions

The New Zealand Farm Environment Trust is busting myths they think might be preventing farmers and growers putting themselves forward for the Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

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Rural Life OtherAugust 5

Agriculture sales the single biggest driver of rise in national result

Regions doing the “heavy lifting” are those with a strong agricultural base, such as Southland, when it comes to small business sales growth in New Zealand, Xero says.

Red MeatAugust 5

New Zealand Meat Board appoints chief executive

New Zealand Meat Board chief executive Esther Guy-Meakin started in her new role this week.

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DairyAugust 5

Bark chip calving pad provides many benefits on dairy farm in Eastern Southland

A bark chip calving pad reduces soil damage, ensures a herd gets their minerals and makes a diet transition and calving easier, an Eastern Southland sharemilker says.

Shawn McAvinue

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DairyAugust 5

New dairy calves arrive on straw bedding in barn in Eastern Southland

A calving barn is making life easier for a team of dairy farmers in Eastern Southland.

Shawn McAvinue

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