Tractor trek raises thousands for Southland Charity Hospital
5 May, 2021 08:45 PM
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Thousands raised in charity tractor trek. Made with funding from NZ on air.
Otago Daily Times
By: Laura Smith
A group of Southland men keen on giving back to their community have completed a trek from Invercargill to Christchurch and back in two days.
But the kicker is, they did it in a tractor.
Members of the Thornbury Vintage Tractor and Implement Club wanted to raise money for the Southland Charity Hospital, and settled on a tractor trek.
Club president Fraser Pearce said they completed the 1200km journey non-stop.
The Country - AgriFood Week edition
4 May, 2021 01:30 AM
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The Country
Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay spoke to executive director on the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, Ruaraidh Petre, who is speaking at New Zealand AgriFood Week.
On with the show:
Steve Maharey:
Is a former Labour Cabinet Minister and VC of Massey University who comments on New Zealand AgriFood Week and why the government should spend its $1 billion unspent Covid spend on investing in the agri-food sector.
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Jane Smith:
Is a North Otago farmer and former winner of the BFEAs who talks about hunting, dirty carbon credits, her new bestie Marion Hobbs. She also talked about farming with two droughts in one season.
Rabobank Best of The Country - May 1, 2021
30 Apr, 2021 04:59 PM
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The Country
This week on The Best of The Country, Jamie Mackay caught up with Rabobank s senior dairy analyst Emma Higgins, to look at the bank s latest Dairy Seasonal Outlook report.
This week s top interviews were:
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth:
One of New Zealand s leading farming academics talked about regenerative agriculture and why climate change was an unintended consequence of fossil fuel use.
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Hunter McGregor:
Our Shanghai-based correspondent explained why New Zealand exporters were facing increasing scrutiny getting produce into China. Plus, we looked at the insatiable demand the Chinese have for crawfish. We also talked a bit of forestry.