The Southland A & P Summer Show.

StockNet   Livestock Trading on the Internet.
Search for Rural Real Estate.

Farming on Banks Peninsula with the Barretts
Sustainable Profitable Farming.
Federated Farmers representing 18,000 member farmer and rural families throughout New Zealand.

Tussock Grasslands Management

Livestock Improvement to help dairy farmers improve their profitability.
Industry Training Organisation particularly Dairy
Fonterra   Newco   a single organisation formed by the merger of Dexcel and Dairy InSight.
Meadowfresh Dairy Foods.   Lactose New Zealand.

Beef New Zealand information relating to beef cattle production and breeding.   "Because there's more to New Zealand than sheep."
Shaver Beef   Gelbvieh Cattle Breeders Society.   Charolais.   Brown Swiss.
The Poultry Meat Industry in New Zealand.   Egg Producers Federation
MIRINZ - the Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand.   Meatę&ęWool New Zealand
Red Deer Farming in New Zealand.   Deer Research   The Deer Farmer magazine.
New Zealand Lamb and Beef   Quality Mark,   restaurants,   dining guide,  chefs,  recipes,  butchers.

In New Zealand there are 36,000 flocks with an average flock size of 1400. That represents 12 sheep for every person. Sheep World.   Some New Zealand Sheep Breeds
New Zealand Merino   Blackdale Texel Stud
The Sheep Research Foundation searcheable database.(#11/07)   Sheepbase, a compilation of sheep genome mapping projects.   Wools of New Zealand The world's best wool carpets. Residential Information and Commercial Information for North America.   Wool Works: knitting stores in New Zealand

New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Association.
Ashwell Farm.   Cambridge Stud   Westbury farm.
Owning a Thoroughbred.
Planning your trip to New Zealand to try out horses.

The Waikato Honey Research Unit.
Beekeeping in New Zealand - the land of milk and honey!

New Zealand Flower Exporters Association with an illustrated database of the many types and varieties of flowers available.

New Zealand Wine.
New Zealand Wine Online Take a virtual tour of the wineries of New Zealand.
The New Zealand Grapevine Improvement Group.

ENZA and the New Zealand Apple and Pear Marketing Board.
The New Zealand Fruitgrowers Federation.
New Zealand Tree Crops Association

Kiwifruit the Chinese Gooseberry.   Kiwifruit facts
The Kiwifruit Marketing Board has introduced the new computer-generated brand name Zespri on the 2 billion pieces of fruit sold overseas each year. The new name has been tested in Japan, Germany, France, Britain, and Taiwan and is said to suggest such concepts as vitality to consumers. The new brand is intended to protect the interests of New Zealand growers and the millions spent each year marketing kiwifruit.
Kiwifruit at the U.C. Fruit & Nut Research Center.

Chestnutz : New Zealand Chestnut Council.

Centre for Postharvest and Refrigeration research.( #Oct 2002 )

New Zealand Wasabi a full guide to the history, cultivation methods and culinary use of Wasabi (Japanese Horseradish).
Sunrise Coast markets fresh New Zealand beans, capsicums, carrots, melons, onions, corn and squash to Singapore, Malaysia,Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China and Japan.
Produce Packaging Quality Potatoes for the New Zealand Domestic and International Market.
Vegfed Online - a comprehensive guide to New Zealand's fresh vegetables.
Organic Pathways for anyone who grows or eats organic food.

Forestry Information from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
New Zealand Forestry.   The New Zealand Institute of Forestry.   The New Zealand Forest Research Institute.   Timberland's West Coast Ltd a State owned enterprise responsible for the management of West Coast indigenous and exotic forests.

The New Zealand Society of Animal Production   a forum for the presentation of research results on farmed animal species including: sheep, cattle, dairy, deer and goats.

Lincoln University. Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Farm and Horticultural Management, Wool Science and Technology, Entomology and Animal Ecology, Soil Science, Plant Science, Natural Resource Engineering, Resource Management, Economics and Marketing.

Massey University   Faculty of Technology   Consumer Technology, Food Technology, Production Technology, Process and Environmental Technology.   College of Sciences.
Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences Massey University, Palmerston North.
The New Zealand Veterinary Association There are approximately 2,000 veterinarians registered in New Zealand.

Te Manatu Ahuwhenua Ministry of Agriculture.

Crown Research Institutes

• Industrial Research Limited
• Institute of Environmental Science & Research Limited
• Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences Limited
• Landcare Research New Zealand Limited
• National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Limited
• New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited
• New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research Ltd
• The Horticulture & Food Research Institute of New Zealand Limited
• AgResearch

Farmindex   Livestock   Markets   Professional Services   Weather   News   Finance   General Classifieds   Education   Farm Products   Health   Kids   Real Estate   Shopping.
Farmnews   horses, horticulture, livestock, poultry, new this week, events, health, innovations: - a New Zealand-based farmer-information website.
Massey University Weed Database.
Rural Report   quarterly in pdf format from the National Bank.

AgBrief a weekly summary of news in agriculture, horticulture and forestry.
Agri-Fax information on prices being received by NZ farmers and overseas returns for New Zealand's pastoral products.

With lower prices for meat and wool, New Zealand agriculture is undergoing a transformation. Canterbury Public Library has collected information for farmers and would-be farmers looking beyond traditional enterprises.

Power Farming a distributor of agricultural tractors and machinery.

ProAnd designs and builds meat-processing plants in New Zealand, Australia, the US and Europe.
Gallagher Power Fencing.
Reporoa Engineering will design and construct your new cowshed
Windmill Waterpump Ferguson Manufacturing.

The Meadowchem Brand of Farm Dairy Products.

BOP Fertiliser Limited New Zealand's largest single works manufacturer of phosphate fertilisers.
Hydroponic Test Measurement and Control.

Greenplans How New Zealand is planning for environmentally sound development.
GE-Free New Zealand

WWOOF Willing Workers On Organic Farms.   There are about 460 hosts in New Zealand where one can stay and learn. You get room and board in exchange for about 4-6 hours help a day.

Help Exchange listing of organic and non-organic host farms, lodges, B&B, backpacker hostels and others who invite volunteer helpers to stay with them in exchange for free meals and accommodation.

Seasonal Work NZ.