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Agribusiness news – 57 stories

Cutting-edge tech to aid stock management 13 August 2020 An app developed by four St Paul’s Collegiate School’s agri-business girls has also earned them an inaugural innovation award. This year’s secondary school winners of the B.linc Innovation Awards spoke to Richard Rennie about the Ewe-nique app. Read more
Flash Flow wins innovation award 28 July 2020 A turbine device using the flow of water to glow a light to help farmers detect whether they have a water leak, is the latest invention created by students of St Paul’s Collegiate School to win them Fieldays 2020 Young Inventor of the Year. Read more
Innovation keeps quad bike riders safe 18 June 2020 From circular anti-mastitis teat sprayers, chemical monitoring apps, biodegradable dyes to detect water leaks and cattle neck attachments to assist drenching to nano gardens for kitchen benches, it was a showcase of innovation at this year’s Crocodile Pit. Read more
Motivated by Montana exchange 19 August 2019 An exchange opportunity in Montana, USA, has left Mikayla McClennan with many memorable experiences – one being a close-up encounter with a bison! Read more
Young environmentalist wins international travel award 8 August 2019 Marnie Best won a trip to attend the Future Experiences in Agriculture, Science and Technology programme in Australia. Read more
Students float winning idea at Fieldays 14 June 2019 A solution for combatting dirty water in animal troughs has won a group of St Paul’s students the title of ‘Young Innovator of the Year’ at Fieldays. Read more
Improving farm efficiency with new innovations 30 April 2019 Agribusiness students wowed judges with their creativity, problem solving and presentation skills when they succinctly pitched their innovation in this year’s Crocodile Pit. Read more
USA trip for TeenAg student 28 March 2019 Mikayla McClennan (Year 13) has been chosen to attend the 4-H Congress in Bozeman, Montana in July. She is one of six TeenAg members from across NZ selected to take part. Read more
Global recognition for agribusiness programme 22 January 2019 St Paul’s agribusiness programme was a finalist in the 2019 International School Awards. Read more
St Paul’s wins prestigious education award 4 July 2018 St Paul’s Collegiate School in Hamilton has won a Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Award. Read more
St Paul’s student invention wins at Fieldays 15 June 2018 A team of St Paul’s Agribusiness students were named young inventors of the year at Fieldays 2018. Read more
Industry innovations shine in crocodile pit 11 June 2018 From biodegradable solutions for covering silage to blankets for keeping cows warm, inventions and innovative services designed for the agricultural sector were revealed in the annual Crocodile Pit competition last month. Read more
Agribusiness programme recognised for leading change 22 May 2018 St Paul’s has been announced as a finalist in the 2018 Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards. Read more
Kudos recognition for secondary school contribution 29 September 2017 St Paul’s teacher Kerry Allen has been awarded the ‘WINTEC Secondary Science Teacher/Educator/Communicator Award’ at the 2017 Kudos Awards. Read more
Agri-scholarships to assist tertiary study 8 September 2017 Growing up on a sheep and beef farm, St Paul’s Old Collegian Hugh Jackson (Sargood 2012-2016) has been interested in farming since a young age. Read more
The battle for the 2017 TeenAg title 24 July 2017 Despite the bitterly cold Feilding weather, Year 13 students Brad Edwards and Quinn Bowie put their outdoor agricultural skills to the test in the 2017 TeenAg Grand Final earlier this month. Read more
Agribusiness students win Fieldays ‘Young Inventor of the Year’ 16 June 2017 A team of Year 13 Agribusiness students have been awarded the ‘Young Inventor of the Year’ prize at Fieldays 2017. Read more
Conference attracts schools to teach Agribusiness 30 May 2017 Since the opening of the Gallagher Agribusiness Centre of Excellence building in early 2016 and commencement of the agribusiness programme being taught at level 2 and 3 at St Paul’s for the last three years, momentum continues to develop this teaching and learning programme and make it freely accessible to all NZ schools. Read more
Agribusiness duo win regional TeenAg competition 28 March 2017 St Paul’s Collegiate School Agribusiness students, Brad Edwards (Year 13) and Quinn Bowie (Year 13), took out the top spot at the Waikato Bay of Plenty TeenAg competition in Te Awamutu from 25-26 March 2017. Read more
Donny Trust gives boost to agri-ed 17 December 2016 Five agribusiness scholarships to St Paul’s Collegiate School have been awarded to Year 11, 12 and 13 day and boarding students for the 2017 school year. Read more