by Gianina Schwanecke | 15 Nov, 2019 | Rural
Garry Foster’s food forest in Matahiwi was a labour of love. PHOTOS/GIANINA SCHWANECKE GIANINA SCHWANECKE There’s a quiet order to the seemingly untamed wildness of food forest gardens. Combining fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and perennial vegetables...
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by Gianina Schwanecke | 14 Nov, 2019 | Rural
Lindy Nelson. PHOTO/FILE GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke@age.co.nz At a time when many farmers feel under pressure from government legislation and face an uncertain future, the Agri-Women’s Development Trust hope to equip farmers with the tools to adapt. The...
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by Gianina Schwanecke | 8 Nov, 2019 | Rural
Tinui couple Jake Coulston and Miki Pearson have just launched their new business venture, MJC Ag Services. PHOTO/SUPPLIED GIANINA SCHWANECKE The wheels are turning for an entrepreneurial young Tinui woman who just last month launched her own ag services and dagging...
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by Gianina Schwanecke | 5 Nov, 2019 | Rural
Daryn Pedersen inspecting wool contaminated by blue marks from scanning spray used on pregnant ewes. PHOTO/GIANINA SCHWANECKE GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke@age.co.nz Wool prices are already at a record low, but contamination incidents and irremovable blue...
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by Gianina Schwanecke | 5 Nov, 2019 | Rural
Passing farms onto the younger generation was still one of the main succession plans though it was becoming less common and making it fair to non-farming children could be tricky. PHOTO/GIANINA SCHWANECKE GIANINA SCHWANECKE For some farmers, the thought of having to...
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by Gianina Schwanecke | 25 Oct, 2019 | Rural
The grant from the Peter Laing Memorial Trust was a helping hand for Gladstone farm owner, Rupert Barton. PHOTO/GIANINA SCHWANECKE GIANINA SCHWANECKE For close to 40 years, Peter Laing served as manager at Castlepoint Station. During this time, he built a reputation...
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by Gianina Schwanecke | 21 Oct, 2019 | Rural
Spring has sprung at Ata Rangi vineyard in Martinborough. PHOTO/PETE MONK Following severe frosts which damaged crops last year, GIANINA SCHWANECKE talks to winegrowers around the region about their frost fighting efforts this spring. Te Hera Estate – Martinborough Te...
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by Gianina Schwanecke | 21 Oct, 2019 | Rural
John Tulloch, Alastair Scott, and Graeme Tulloch mark 50 years of Krone farm machinery at Tulloch Farm Machine’s open day. PHOTO/GIANINA SCHWANECKE GIANINA SCHWANECKE It’s been a big year at Tulloch Farm Machines, says managing director and third-generation...
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