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Primary Producer Finance Scheme Reopens 4
Oct
2023

Primary Producer Finance Scheme Reopens

Applications for the Primary Producer Finance Scheme (PPFS) for those in the North Island Weather Event areas have reopened with a new closing date of Friday 27th October.

YOU Matter - An invite for rural women affected by severe weather events this year, Hawke's Bay & Online

YOU Matter - An invite for rural women affected by severe weather events this year, Hawke's Bay & Online

The Agri-Women's Development Trust (AWDT) warmly invite rural women affected by severe weather events this year to set aside the to-do list and take some time out.

10/17/2023 0 Comments
Leadership. Action. Hope. Shaping the future of food & fibre - Free Webinar

Leadership. Action. Hope. Shaping the future of food & fibre - Free Webinar

The 2023 KPMG Agribusiness Agenda report was called Energising a World of Anxiety, reflecting the fact that there are massive opportunities in front of Aotearoa’s food and fibre sector.

10/10/2023 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM 0 Comments
The Shepherdess Muster 2024 - Mōtū, Te Tairāwhiti (Gisborne District), East Coast

The Shepherdess Muster 2024 - Mōtū, Te Tairāwhiti (Gisborne District), East Coast

Women are gathering from across provincial Aotearoa for a weekend-long festival that's just for you. A chance to get away from it all, with friends old and new. A place to connect, celebrate and create. To escape the demands of family life. To embrace out-of-the-box experiences in a rural setting, and head home more resilient and enthused, with a stash of new tools...
October 1, 2023 0 Comments
Tailing without pain at workshop for farmers - Story by Joanna Grigg, Farmers Weekly

Tailing without pain at workshop for farmers - Story by Joanna Grigg, Farmers Weekly

Vet Marlborough runs a farmer accreditation day to train clients in the use of pain relief for docking and castration.

October 1, 2023 0 Comments
What is El Niño? What is La Niña?

What is El Niño? What is La Niña?

Check out what it all means for New Zealand this Summer (2023/2024)

September 29, 2023 0 Comments
Safer Farms - Making Good Calls for Kids on Farm

Safer Farms - Making Good Calls for Kids on Farm

Safer Farms recently held an online hui to support and enable farmers to make good calls when it comes to on-farm safety for our children. The recording is now available to view below.

September 28, 2023 0 Comments

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