On Farm Story

28/01/2025

On this Hinuera valley farm, ‘everything has been done properly, enabling you to get on and do the best job you possibly can’.

24/01/2025

Hinuera Valley sharefarmers Mike and Donna O'Connor manage a farm that offers a challenging variety of land types with the grazing, milking and bush country all in tune with the contour and land beneath, and reflecting sensitivity to each area’s environmental limitations.

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This episode was made possible with support from Ballance Agri-Nutrients.

04/08/2024

A Hawke’s Bay farming family were left in awe when they received an unexpected phone call from their insurance provider.

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Thanks to FMG for supporting the Recovering From Extreme Weather Events series.

15/07/2024

We're sharing a special new series in 2024 - Recovering From Extreme Weather Events.

13th February 2023 was memorable for all the wrong reasons. Lindholm Farm was a swathe of slips and debris after Cyclone Gabrielle tore through Hawke's Bay. The Thomsen's share their experience in this first episode.

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Thanks to FMG for supporting the Recovering From Extreme Weather Events series.

The night of the 13th February 2023 was a memorable one for all the wrong reasons. Cyclone Gabrielle had brought intense rainfall to the Thomsen’s Patoka pro...

06/05/2023

Have you seen the latest video in our Field Trip series? Episode 2: 'Pasture management made smarter with AI' features agritech start-up Aimer Farming and farmer Shane True.

Shane learnt about Aimer through a Facebook group appeal seeking early stage triallists, and says his eye was caught by the software’s “pasture-focused” approach, backed by AI learning systems.

The AI-driven digital assistant and operating system is developed by agritech start-up Aimer Farming, led by Hamilton agri data whiz Jeremy Bryant.

Watch Now! 👉 https://tinyurl.com/3zhyr276

Thanks to Agritech New Zealand and Sprout Agritech LP.

05/05/2023

Here is a snippet of the latest in the Field Trip series with Aimer Farming. The company having participated in Sprout Agritech's Accelerator programme.

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Thanks to Agritech New Zealand for supporting the Field Trip series.

19/04/2023

Agritech comes in many forms – but the simpler, the better, says an early triallist and Kairanga farmer Shane True of a promising new pasture management app, developed by Aimer Farming.

Watch the full episode on YouTube 👉https://tinyurl.com/3zhyr276

Thanks to Agritech New Zealand and Sprout Agritech LP.

Agritech comes in many forms – but the simpler, the better, says an early triallist and Kairanga farmer Shane True of a promising new pasture management app,...