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Rural Women New Zealand has congratulated Lisa Harper on being awarded a prestigious Nuffield Farming Scholarship for 2013.

Nominations will soon open for the 2013 Dairy Woman of the Year award which includes the chance to attend the year-long Women in Leadership course run by Global Women.

Health professionals with an interest in the rural sector have less than one month to apply for this year's Rural Women NZ & Access Homehealth scholarship, with a closing date of July 1.

The Dairy Women's Network has appointed two new independent Trustees to join its board – including the first male to join the Board's ranks since the Network was established in 1998.

The Dairy Women's Network Autumn Dairy Days begin on May 4 with participants given the tools to get orientation of new staff or contractors and refocusing of existing staff correct from day one.

Dairy Women's Network is seeking two, new independent trustees to join its board. The additions will take the registered charitable trust from a board of eight to 10.

There's a real revival of interest in "growing your own", knowing where your food comes from and what it contains. For those picking up on this trend, late summer is the season for squirreling away goodies grown in the garden or picked up at farmers' markets, so they can be enjoyed long after the harvest is over.

Helping dairying women along their journeys toward developing dairy businesses in the face of challenges is one of the main themes of this year's Dairy Womens Network annual conference.

The Dairy Women's Network has teamed up with Fonterra to offer New Zealand's first, annual Dairy Woman of the Year award.

Entries are now open for Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) Enterprising Rural Women Award 2012.