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Local farms top awards list u by Ann Morgan
Eight farms in the Kaipara region have qualified in the top ten for the upper North Island in the regional finals of the Silver Fern Farms, Plate to Pasture Awards.
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Te Ha Oranga Mobile Nursing Services celebrated their original beginnings and the progress they have made over the years …
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An elephantine recycling effort has earned Kaipara school children 97 trees to plant in their neighbourhood …
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p Finalists from the Kaipara at the Plate to Pasture awards held at Silver Fern Farms, Dargaville
Mark and Kylie Stanaway from Ruawai won the awards dairy category and the other finalists for the area who made the top ten in their category were: Lou and Maureen Downey from Dargaville, Douglas Conn, Dargaville, Rex Roadley from Maungaturoto, Tania and Innes Anderson from Kaiwaka, Evan and Michelle Wright from Mangawhai Heads, Bruce Robertson, Maungaturoto, and Nigel Hart from Ruawai. “The awards were established last year to recognise suppliers who consistently supply quality stock to meet consumers’ needs,” said Silver Fern Farms communications manager
Justin Courtney. The top 10 suppliers in the Upper North Island across lamb, prime beef, deer, dairy stock, and bulls were invited to the Dargaville Silver Fern Farms plant. Farmers are judged across stock processed during the 2014 calendar year. The criteria considers livestock and farm data covering specification, direct supply, Farm Assurance eligibility, supplier shareholding, involvement in supply programmes, supply volume and timing and FarmIQ involvement. “The standard across the farmers in the region is extremely high. Our farmers take great care with their stock and
systems to ensure they supply to the specifications required for high quality red meat products,” said Mr Courtney. “It’s fair to say the margins between the top suppliers were within a handful of marks, and there are many others who only just missed out on making the top ten this year.” “We’re pleased we could recognise their expertise as we’re very proud of what they do each day — their efforts are a crucial part of why consumers like Silver Fern Farms products.” The overall Plate to Pasture Award winner will receive a trip for two to visit a key overseas market.
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