Education

Set to explore a single core food and fibre certificate for the whole sector.

Mayfield School in Canterbury will put its funds towards teacher aides that will give their students additional literacy lessons.

$30m Massey deficit to be addressed through divestment.

Six-month programme taught leadership and governance development.

Classroom resources for teaching about soil erosion co-developed by varsity, educators.

Lessons on Donald’s Farm cover a lot of ground – and the livestock on it.

Korean farmers, students and businesspeople on visit to strengthen ties and share knowedge.

Lincoln students wins Ravensdown’s Hugh Williams Memorial Scholarship.

The school will focus on training medical staff for rural practices.

Primary school science experiment makes a point about fibre’s sustainability.

Agri innovation is the focus of new collaboration between company and university.

Food tech and biological sciences among those affected as university confirms it is going ahead with restructure.

Agri-focused board game sparks classroom engagement in sector topics.

Teaching agriculture to hundreds of city kids has earned an Auckland teacher recognition that is a first for the primary sector’s educators.

A Waikato principal has found no joy in his efforts to get the Ministry of Education to rethink the use of synthetic carpets in Kiwi schools.

College of Sciences in the firing line – including Manawatū’s only engineering course.

The graduates are mentored through comprehensive modules led by respected rural professionals and exceptional local farmers. 

Rangiora High School was considering moving away from animal agriculture as they explored ways to make their farm more relevant in the 21st century. 

Federated Farmers weighs in on the future of two of the country’s long-standing high school farms facing tough decisions.

Garden to Table Charitable Trust to expand growing and cooking programme.

Muka Tangata working with industry on the development of a full suite of qualifications.

Growing trend of young women pursuing careers in agribusiness is evident in the applicant pool for Perrin Ag’s Empower Graduate Advisor Programme.

Well-educated people are needed to meet future challenges to the sector, says Lincoln VC.

Enviroschools fund oversubscribed as Manawatū-Whanganui schools clamour for sustainability projects.

In the College of Sciences, all postgraduate qualifications relating to plant science are tagged for closure.

Up to four new undergraduate and postgraduate positions available.

February intake for popular online modules.

Rabobank competition winners to receive books teaching kids about where food and fibre come from.

Waimarie features state-of-the-art teaching, research and collaboration spaces in a park-like environment.

Farmers and environmentalists share a goal: healthier land use, say Chris Falconer and Marnie Prickett.

Shared love of working with animals creates bond between students.

Food and fibre careers showcased to high-schoolers around NZ.

Education on the farm campus a condition of liquidated property being sold.

Sector heavyweights and industry leaders meet top of the class in agri studies.

Carpet company offers 30% ‘product subsidy’ for cosier classrooms.

Inspiring results as Ag&Ed Innovation Challenge gets underway in Feilding.