Shaping Future Farmers: A Glimpse Into New Zealand's Agricultural Talent Pipeline
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Shaping Future Farmers: A Glimpse Into New Zealand's Agricultural Talent Pipeline

Growing Future Farmers is a program helping to train young people into agriculture by giving them real working experience on farms.

The Operations Lead of the program and an experienced Farmer from Gisborne, Taryn Helm discusses this innovative initiative, highlighting an upcoming online session on July 25th for potential applicants and trainers.

She further delves into the programme’s impressive growth since 2020 and provides more details on what exactly the two-year vocational pathway offers.

Listen to the full chat between Taryn Helm and Dominic George above.

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