Northland Inc s Luke Beehre: Change is coming - are farmers ready?
13 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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The Lovegrove Sheep and Beef farm field day in September 2020 with participants discussing their hill country grazing system during a farm tour. Photo / Supplied
The Lovegrove Sheep and Beef farm field day in September 2020 with participants discussing their hill country grazing system during a farm tour. Photo / Supplied
Northern Advocate
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Change has been a constant feature of Northland s primary sector industry for, well, ever really. Farmers have needed to be able to deal with change, be resilient, innovative, adaptive and resourceful - indeed change
It s crunch time in Northland for a pioneering peanut crop which government agencies hope could provide a viable product for the area.
Most people know the Kaipara region as kumara country, but things are changing. While in recent years there s been a lot more dairy, things are now starting to look downright nutty.
The Ministry for Primary Industries has teamed up with the makers of Pic s Peanut Butter to trial growing peanuts near Dargaville.
The hope is to create a totally homegrown peanut product - a perfect addition to toasts across the country.
Plant and Food Research business manager science Declan Graham has had his hands full with bunches of peanut plants - the culmination of months of hard work.
Monday, 15 February 2021, 3:35 pm
Kaipara Kai Hub is to host an incredible line-up of guest
speakers at their site during the Northland Field Days in
Dargaville on March 4-6.
The Kai Kōrero pop-up event
will showcase a range of industry leaders, who will share
their aspirations to support kai production in Te Tai
Tokerau. The topics will cover water storage, emerging
crops, workforce development, regenerative agriculture, and
market access.
In addition to the event at the field
days, Kaipara Kai Hub is organising a visit to the Te Kopuru
trial site on Thursday, March 4 from 10am-12noon. Plant
& Food Research, with assistance from Kaipara Kai Hub,
Press Release – Northland Inc Kaipara Kai Hub is to host an incredible line-up of guest speakers at their site during the Northland Field Days in Dargaville on March 4-6. The Kai Krero pop-up event will showcase a range of industry leaders, who will share their aspirations …
Kaipara Kai Hub is to host an incredible line-up of guest speakers at their site during the Northland Field Days in Dargaville on March 4-6.
The Kai Kōrero pop-up event will showcase a range of industry leaders, who will share their aspirations to support kai production in Te Tai Tokerau. The topics will cover water storage, emerging crops, workforce development, regenerative agriculture, and market access.
Nutty in Northland: Peanut trial by Pic s Peanut Butter looks promising
27 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Project manager Declan Graham, left, with Pic Picot and his dog Fido at the Te Kopuru site. Photo / Supplied
Northern Advocate (Whangarei)
By: Donna Russell
A Northland peanut trial has peanut butter manufacturer Pic s Peanut Butter looking at the potential for sourcing its products locally and building a peanut factory in the area. The project aims to check the feasibility of growing peanuts commercially in Northland, with backing from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), supported locally by Farmlands Dargaville and the Kaipara Kai Hub.