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• Farm cadet training facility for Hawke's Bay
  The new facility will take over from the Waipaoa Farm Cadet scheme which operated for 17 years. […]
• Children key to changing farm safety attitudes
  The way to normalise farm safety is to start educating up the family tree rather than down, advocates say. […]
• 'Invisible' rural communities need more targeted mental health support, advocates say
  Advocates want the government to address health inequities people living in rural communities face, in efforts to improve outcomes for those living ou […]
• More than $1 million being invested to fund project to control bronze beetle
  The native beetle chews through growing fruitlets leaving apples unsuitable for harvesting and eating. […]
• Rural workers urged to rest up between jobs
  Rural contractors are being urged to think about the 'F' word during the busy harvest period. […]
• Farmers rejoice: Freshwater rules put on pause
  Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury president said the government's changes around the Resource Management Act will be well received by local farmer […]
• Bush classroom connects a river and its community
  A riverside tent becomes a classroom for the day for children taking part in the Ruamāhanga Farm Foundation project, connecting the awa with the local […]
• Gisborne grower finds new purpose growing flowers for The Rural Florist
  Kate Briant, of The Rural Florist, juggles a busy young family with her burgeoning flower growing business. […]
• No looking back for farmer who switched to regenerative agriculture
  John Legg's regenerative farming journey has been a big learning curve but the dairy farmer says the gains have been steady. […]
• Trans-Tasman conference: Growers ponder ways to make mushoorms more appealing
  The sector is hoping to spawn a fungi revival to get more of the healthy food item onto kitchen tables to boost grower returns. […]
• Delay before new quarantine facility opens for plant, seed testing
  MPI has pushed out the opening date for the facility that will test imported plant material by at least five months. […]