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4 March 2021
Scott Adams’s large Marlborough property with its mix of native trees, forestry plantation, grape growing, honey production and sheep and beef…
1 March 2021
Samantha Dhand has had a hard upbringing and never thought she could be successful at anything until she was introduced to a pathway of opportunity through studying horticulture at the Primary ITO.
19 February 2021
An innovative West Coast education initiative aims to get more agriculture learners in jobs more quickly by giving them better training options.
12 February 2021
Accountants, bankers and chefs are now among the people looking for dairy training supported by Dani Low.
11 February 2021
Coming from farming stock, Taranaki’s Jaclyn (Jax) Flintoff was always going to pursue a career in agriculture, but it was the television show McLeod’s Daughters that sealed the deal.
9 February 2021
The smile said it all recently, when Fonterra's George Matiaha was presented with a NZ Certificate representing his first formal qualification.
1 February 2021
A diploma is a must have for farmers, particularly those who move to Aotearoa from overseas, who work in the agricultural industry long-term, says NZ King Salmon Ltd Tory Channel Te Kura te Au Regional Manager, Salvador Delgado Oro Laprida.
11 January 2021
West Coast dairy farmer Sian Madden looks back and laughs about having a “diploma baby” when she recalls mixing first-time motherhood with studying for her diploma.
14 December 2020
In the final of our series, we speak to Matt Iremonger – General Manager at Willesden Farms, and a key member of our Primary ITO sheep beef and deer ‘Industry Partnership Group’ – about how on-farm learning adds value to his business.
23 November 2020
In the next edition of our series, we talk to Richard Scholefield at Whangara Farms in Gisborne about the importance of offering training to all staff.