Press Release – Federated Farmers A collaboration that will reduce emissions and accelerate green hydrogen infrastructure, a company that has taken our honey to the world and an initiative to boost farmer mental wellbeing by taking them surfing have been recognised by their primary industry …
A collaboration that will reduce emissions and accelerate green hydrogen infrastructure, a company that has taken our honey to the world and an initiative to boost farmer mental wellbeing by taking them surfing have been recognised by their primary industry peers.
Food and fibre sector achievers were recognised at the 2021 Primary Industries New Zealand Awards dinner at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand in Christchurch last night, with seven winners named from 65 nominations.
Press Release – Federated Farmers
A collaboration that will reduce emissions and accelerate green hydrogen infrastructure, a company that has taken our honey to the world and an initiative to boost farmer mental wellbeing by taking them surfing have been recognised by their primary industry peers.
Food and fibre sector achievers were recognised at the 2021 Primary Industries New Zealand Awards dinner at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand in Christchurch last night, with seven winners named from 65 nominations.
A favourite with many of the more than 500 farmers, growers, foresters and fishers present was the winner of the Team Award, sponsored by BASF. Steven Thompson from Bayley’s Rural Real Estate started helping farmers get out on the ocean waves as a way to leave the stress of their busy roles behind them for a few hours. Surfing for Farmers now boasts a team of 50 volunteers and has spread to 16 regions, with nearly 3000 farmers taking part.
Press Release – Federated Farmers A collaboration that will reduce emissions and accelerate green hydrogen infrastructure, a company that has taken our honey to the world and an initiative to boost farmer mental wellbeing by taking them surfing have been recognised by their primary industry …
A collaboration that will reduce emissions and accelerate green hydrogen infrastructure, a company that has taken our honey to the world and an initiative to boost farmer mental wellbeing by taking them surfing have been recognised by their primary industry peers.
Food and fibre sector achievers were recognised at the 2021 Primary Industries New Zealand Awards dinner at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand in Christchurch last night, with seven winners named from 65 nominations.
Too many beehives, not enough buyers: NZ's great honey glut thespinoff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thespinoff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mānuka honey producers have been reaping the profits of selling pots of gold in recent years, but now there’s a surplus of non-mānuka varieties as beekeepers stockpile, hoping prices will recover. The NZ Herald’s Jane Phare looks at why the country is oozing with honey, in this Herald Premium article.
It was always a Kiwi staple, honey on toast in the morning, a spoonful to help the medicine go down. It was sweet, yummy and affordable.
Then, the so-called magical health benefits of mānuka honey became known worldwide causing export sales to take off. As the mānuka honey story reached fever pitch, so did the prices. Honey producers were earning upwards of $100 a kilo, selling little pots of dark golden nectar.
The True Honey Company hits jackpot in London
10 Feb, 2021 04:30 PM
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The record-breaking Rare Harvest 1900 Manuka Honey from The True Honey Company which sold for $4964 per 230g jar at Harrods.
The record-breaking Rare Harvest 1900 Manuka Honey from The True Honey Company which sold for $4964 per 230g jar at Harrods.
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By: Dave Murdoch
Pic 2: BTG150221TH2 Caption: The honey arrives and a few remaining bees are released in the fly-off room.
Pic 3: BTG150221TH3 Caption: The hives are filleted – spaced so air can flow between.
Pic 4: BTG150221TH4 Caption: The hives are placed in heat rooms to make the honey flow better with dehydrators to remove excess water. Operations Manager Bryant Chase holds a honey comb.
Rabobank Best of The Country - February 13, 2021
12 Feb, 2021 03:59 PM
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The Country
This week on The Best of The Country, Jamie Mackay caught up with Rabobank's Melbourne-based RaboResearch GM Tim Hunt, for an update on the latest from across the ditch.
This week's top interviews are:
Jim McMillan:
The founder of the Dannevirke-based True Honey Company explained some of the secrets around selling manuka honey at Harrods for $20,000 per kg.
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Jane Smith:
This week we asked the North Otago farmer and environmentalist if she was the poster girl for protest; in her capacity as the keynote speaker at Thursday's Groundswell NZ meeting in Southland against the government's freshwater reforms.
The Country - Honey edition
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The Country
Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay caught up with Jim McMillan, to find out how to sell mānuka honey for $20,000 per kg.
On with the show:
Jane Smith:
Is a North Otago farmer and environmentalist. But is she the poster girl for protest in her capacity as the keynote speaker at Thursday's Groundswell NZ meeting in Southland against the government's freshwater reforms?
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Carolyn Mortland:
Fonterra's Director Global Sustainability responds to criticisms that the co-op's "ghost farms" are leaching nitrate pollutants into private drinking water supplies.
Jim McMillan:
The founder of the Dannevirke-based True Honey Company explains some of the secrets around selling mānuka honey at Harrods for $20,000 per kg.