CHB farmer named as Arable Awards finalist
CHB farmer Hugh Ritchie grows just about everything – barley, oats, wheat, process carrots, beans, peas sweetcorn, squash, with livestock as well. With a total of 2050 hectares in production. He does it very well … good enough to be named Arable Farmer of the Year for 2023 by his peers. Hugh is a determined […]
Wool front and center for farming couple
In 2019 an enterprising rural couple, Hayden and Anastasia Tristram, traded their careers to have “a crack” at sheep and beef farming in Wanstead, Central Hawke’s Bay. The couple were both medics in the NZ Army and have been together for nearly 10 years. They welcomed their first child Ariella in August 2022. After leaving […]
Steak lovers rejoice! First Light Steak Club opens NZ waitlist
Following the success of its United States-based Steak Club, multiple award-winning New Zealand grass-fed meat producer, First Light, is opening a New Zealand arm, and taking registrations of interest now. The Steak Club curates monthly deliveries of only the very highest marble score Wagyu beef, along with exclusive content, cooking techniques and recipes available via […]
Taratahi hosts Agricultural career weeks
The long wait has ended for training to recommence at the Taratahi Agriculture Training Centre south of Masterton. Career weeks are being offered for people to experience life on the land at Taratahi, and decide whether they want to learn more about working in the agricultural sector. The career weeks are free, including meals and […]
Horse of the Year in Hastings turning into shopping splurge spot
The Land Rover Horse of the Year Show in Hastings is set to crack a few records in 2020. To be held on March 10-15, it will be the 22nd since it returned to Showgrounds Hawke’s Bay Tomoana, becoming the home of an extravaganza which with more than 1800 horses is now the biggest equestrian […]
Off like a Rockit: A Hawke’s Bay apple’s success story
New Zealand’s tiny Rockit apples are proving a real hit with both consumers and growers. No one expected the apple to be so popular, according to the chief executive of the Hawke’s Bay-based company that grows and sells Rockits, Austin Mortimer. “It’s blown away everybody’s expectations, which is terrific.” Rockit is the only miniature apple […]
Combining Study with Work
Fumiaki Omae, widely known as Fumi, always had a passion for the great outdoors and dreamed of travelling and exploring the world. He grew up in a city close to Osaka in Japan and worked there as a retail manager. One day he had enough of it all and decided to hit the road with […]
Waipukurau woman launches placenta business to meet global demand
People around the world are going that extra mile for silky, smooth skin, paying top dollar for placenta products in a $2 billion global market. One beauty secret even the gurus won’t know is that New Zealand’s had the local market cornered for two decades. The Project spoke to Agri-Labs Co-Products’ owner and Waipukurau’s very […]
Horticulturist of the Year share secrets of success
On Thursday the first ever winners of the Hawke’s Bay Horticulturist of the Year Award, Leon and Robyn Stallard welcomed industry representatives and friends onto their orchard. The sponsorships involved EIT supporting the Field Day and Horticentre looking after the award. “It is an honour and a privilege to receive the award and I have […]
Farmers aim for carbon-zero target
A group of high-performing Hawke’s Bay farmers have developed carbon-zero planting programmes for their farms in a unique display of initiative in a Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP) network Action Group established just a year ago. The group kicked off in August 2018, with the support of group facilitator, farm consultant, former farm manager and […]
A Gold Medal win for The Apple Press
Hawke’s Bay’s premium beverage company, The Apple Press, have scooped another award to add to their collection, this time the highly coveted Black Box NZ Gold Medal. The Black Box is New Zealand’s first In-Home Marketing Agency, connecting thousands of Kiwis to consumer brands and products, with their prestigious Gold Medal only awarded to products […]