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NZ Herald
06-07-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Horticulture: 2025 NZ Young Plant Producer on why he thinks his sector is ‘underrated'
By Monique Steele of RNZ A young, award-winning plant producer says while plant production is critical to the success of primary industries and domestic gardens, he believes the sector's 'good mahi' goes under the radar. Lincoln University conservation and ecology student Jake Linklater won the prestigious Young Plant Producer
NZ Herald
24-06-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Farm succession: Ageing farm, orchard owners need to protect $150b of assets
By Monique Steele of RNZ Farm or orchard owners – especially those approaching retirement age – are being urged to make succession plans, as a massive transfer of land and wealth looms. A new report by Rabobank, Changing of the Guard, showed more than half of New Zealand's more than
NZ Herald
10-06-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Fieldays 2025: Christchurch start-up turns sheepskin into collagen powder
By Monique Steele of RNZ A Christchurch biotechnology start-up is using sheepskins diverted from waste to create a world-first collagen powder for the booming health and wellness market. The company, Tertiary Extracts Ōtautahi, extracted protein from sheepskin to create its branded bioactive protein Ovitage that was then processed into a
RNZ News
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Live: More than 100,000 expected at Fieldays as agriculture booms
More than 100,000 people are expected at Fieldays this year. Photo: RNZ / Monique Steele Listen to Morning Report live from Fieldays and follow our blog, as more than 100,000 people are expected through the gates The annual farming event which kicks off on Wednesday at Mystery Creek. It is the Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural event , and this year it has a record number of exhibitors. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
NZ Herald
03-06-2025
- General
- NZ Herald
Madagascar ragwort spreads in Northland, posing threat to farms
Perennial Madagascar ragwort (Senecio madagascariensis) can grow up to 50cm tall in ideal conditions, and has multiple branches, long leaves and many flowers. Photo / Supplied, Northland Regional Council By Monique Steele of RNZ The Northland Regional Council and farming groups are developing a plan to try to control an invasive weed known as the 'mad rag' or 'fireweed', amid fears it could spread to other regions. Madagascar ragwort (Senecio madagascariensis), with bright yellow, daisy-like flowers, is now considered
