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Taranaki vet nurse wins free NZ Young Farmers membership at welcome dinner
Chandra Garrod-Harvey now has a major incentive to join Central Taranaki Young Farmers. The Opunake vet nurse won a NZ Young Farmers membership at the club’s annual BBQ to...
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Deaf students visit Canterbury farm to learn about agri-food opportunities
Sign language has been used to help explain career opportunities in the agri-food sector to hearing-impaired Christchurch students. Almost 20 students from the van Asch Deaf Education Centre have visited...
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New chairman plans to grow TeenAg club at Whangarei Boys’ High School
There is a new student at the helm of the TeenAg club at Whangarei Boys’ High School. Sean Alexander, 15, has been elected chairman of the rejuvenated club, which...
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Community raises $8,000 to help Marton students attend Invercargill grand final
Attending the AgriKidsNZ Grand Final in Invercargill next month will have special significance for Marton mother Hayley Grant. Hayley’s daughter Abbey is one of seven children from South Makirikiri School...
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Entire Northland school visits farm on paddock to plate learning journey
A national project is helping a Northland teacher combine her two passions of education and food production. Natalie Lynch teaches a class of Years 5-8 students at Matakohe School...
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Students visit dairy farm operating Northland’s first raw milk vending machine
A group of students has visited a dairy farm operating Northland’s first fresh raw milk vending machine. Longhill Farms is nestled in the rolling hills south of Kawakawa and...
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Hundreds gather to celebrate 50th anniversary of FMG Young Farmer of the Year
Hundreds of people have celebrated the 50th anniversary of New Zealand’s longest-running agricultural contest. The first FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final was held in Auckland in...
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South Island students clean up at TeenAg and AgriKidsNZ national finals in Invercargill
Students from two South Island schools have taken top honours at the national finals of the TeenAg and AgriKidsNZ competitions. Angus Grant, 16, and Nick O’Connor, 15, from St...
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South Otago sheep farmer Logan Wallace named 50th FMG Young Farmer of the Year
South Otago sheep farmer Logan Wallace has been named the 50th FMG Young Farmer of the Year. The 28-year-old took out the coveted title in front of a crowd...
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Fourth time lucky as Alan Harvey named Aorangi FMG Young Farmer of the Year
An Oamaru agricultural consultant has been named the Aorangi FMG Young Farmer of the Year. Alan Harvey, 27, took out the title after winning the fiercely-contested Aorangi regional final...
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