Apprenticeship scheme to grow new generation of farmers
Nine lucky school leavers passionate about farming will join Pamu for a two-year journey into agriculture, living and working at Pamu farm, Aratiatia near Taupo.
Chief executive, Mark Jeffries, has announced his resignation from Primary ITO.
The organisation is responsible for facilitating industry training across the agriculture, horticulture, equine, seafood, sports turf and food processing sectors.
"Joining the ITO in August 2014, Mark was been instrumental in facilitating the transitional changes required of a recently merged organisation. We would like to thank him for his work over the last two years, through the successful consolidation of the ITO following the mergers with Horticulture ITO and more recently with the NZITO," says Primary ITO chairman, Mark Darrow.
"We are pleased to confirm that Dr Linda Sissons has been appointed interim CEO and started on 1 August," Mark Darrow continues.
Most recently, Dr Sissons held the role of Interim CEO at Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre. Prior to that, she was the chief executive of WelTec and held this position from 1999 until May 2015. She holds a wealth of education management experience gained in both New Zealand and the UK.
The Primary ITO Board has begun recruitment for a new chief executive.
Mark Jeffries' last day at the ITO will be Friday, 19 August 2016.
The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) has found itself in a stoush with NZPork over the controversial National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land (NPS-HPL).
Fonterra says the sale of its global consumer business and its Oceania and Sri Lankan operations could take 18 months to complete.
The lobby group the Methane Science Accord (MSA) says it welcomes a recent government move to seek outside advice on reducing biological methane targets, rather than relying on recommendations made by the Climate Change Commission.
Well-known scientist Jock Allison has passed away.
After a decade of consultation and court battles, Environment Southland has officially adopted a plan to prevent further decline in the region's water quality.
Farmers are throwing down the gauntlet to politicians - hold an independent inquiry into rural bank lending or face tough questions from the farming sector.
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