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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.
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.
22 June 2020
'Every Minute & Every Cent’ Spent on Diploma Well Worth It
24 January 2020
Primary ITO is announcing some exciting changes in 2020 with the splitting our New Zealand Certificates in Agriculture (both Levels 3 and 4) into “modules”. Each of the modules making up a certificate will be able to be completed within a year.
16 October 2019
Having won the 2007 national Farm Manager of the Year Award with her husband, Daniel, Emily Woolsey had a pretty good grasp of dairy farming – yet she knew there was so much more to learn.
16 September 2019
Taking control of your finances is a crucial skill that many self-employed dairy farmers struggle to master.
16 September 2019
There’s no doubt that dairy farming is a hands-on industry, but Frankie Stevens will tell you understanding the theory and business practices that underpin every farm is the real key to success.
16 August 2019
Waikato dairy farmer Emma Crawford says training for an agribusiness diploma has been life changing for her and husband Josh, who are now reaping the benefits of her new skills to run a successful business.
5 November 2018
When Owen Clegg left Hawera High School at age 16 to go dairy farming, he promised his Mum he would continue to study.
2 October 2018
One in five of all people wanting to take up a dairy apprenticeship is coming from New Zealand’s biggest city, and Primary ITO chief executive Linda Sissons says many more will be needed where they came from.