News

8 July 2024

This article was published by Farmers Weekly, 25 June 2024.

2 July 2024

Two prominent billboards at opposite ends of town are promoting opportunities to work and grow skills in local orchards as part of an exciting collaboration between Primary ITO and Te Pou Oranga O Whakatōhea in Ōpōkiti.

7 June 2024

If you’re not trained or in training, you won’t be taking care of the Eden Park turf. Simple as that.

24 May 2024

Emotions were high as Ben Purua was announced as the winner of the 2024 Young Māori Farmer Award for Dairy at the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy, taking the opportunity to call out the benefits of training and his apprenticeship.

23 May 2024

Primary ITO learners were among the winners on stage at the 2024 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) in Queenstown on Saturday 11 May.

17 May 2024

Primary ITO has secured almost $50,000 in funding to continue the important mahi of supporting priority learners with literacy assistance through their training.

23 April 2024

Award-winning Southland farmer Zac Thomas is urging others to take up training, saying it’s the best way to prepare for a career leading to farm ownership and business success.

11 April 2024

Offering work-based training opportunities at its vineyards and wineries is key to attracting more people to work in the viticulture industry, according to Aotearoa’s largest grower and producer of New Zealand wine, Indevin Group.

22 March 2024

Primary ITO has launched the new Farm Environment Planning Level 4 Micro-credential (a smaller sized piece of targeted learning) in response to farmers and their staff needing to know how to implement and monitor a farm environment plan.

12 February 2024

A culture centred around developing people and providing opportunities has helped grow S J Apiaries from a backyard business with a few hives to a large commercial bee operation.