Displaying items by tag: education

Thursday, 25 February 2016 12:25

Applications open for 2016 Farm Managers Program

The "once in a lifetime opportunity to spend a week with other like-minded farmers and world class presenters" was the impetus for farmer Blair Drysdale to apply for the Rabobank Farm Managers Program.

Published in General News
Saturday, 13 February 2016 09:55

Milestone for Milk for Schools

Fonterra has delivered more than 50 million packs of milk to Kiwi kids since its Milk for Schools programme began – that's more than 10 million litres of milk.

Published in General News
Monday, 11 January 2016 13:54

$1.2m extra to expand Fruit in Schools

The Fruit in Schools programme will be expanded to include an extra 77 schools, benefiting an additional 13,000 students.

Published in General News
Saturday, 26 December 2015 08:55

New grants for in-market agribusiness immersion

The best way to understand an international market is to be in it, says Agmardt chairman Barry Brook.

Published in General News
Monday, 21 December 2015 09:55

Would-be journalists attracted to farming

A field trip to a dairy farm and Massey University agri science facilities has helped change the attitudes of a group of postgraduate Massey journalism students.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 15 December 2015 08:42

Lincoln struggles to accommodate new student intake

Lincoln University is copping criticism for the way it is allocating beds to would-be new students for 2016.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 09 December 2015 09:25

Robot to give kids’ thumbs a rest

The first robotic milker in a southern hemisphere high school is running at Feilding High School, Manawatu.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 08 December 2015 10:34

Dung beetles up for auction

A colony of much sought-after dung beetles are up for auction to raise awareness and kick off a science education project.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 11 November 2015 09:16

Woolshed goes on walkabout

A unique mobile 'woolshed' has had a royal send-off on a nationwide journey.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 18 August 2015 10:20

Helping science students find their way

A new mentoring programme that pairs plant science students with experienced researchers has been launched by the New Zealand Plant Protection Society (NZPPS).

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