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Volume One I April 6 2020 I email: agined@globalHQ.co.nz I www.farmersweekly.co.nz
Agriculture is our culture
Hello future Agripreneurs! This project page is for you. We’re producing AginED every week helping you learn a little more about our most valuable industry. New Zealand’s food industry is a world leader, and right now it’s as important to our country as it ever has been. Farming is just one part of the agricultural, horticultural and forestry industry. They say it takes a village to raise a child, well it takes a whole country to grow, process, sell and consume food. So we call all those people who have made it their career: Agripreneurs. They work together, share ideas, set up supply chains, take a long term view on success, and they weather together.
They all have one of the most purposeful jobs in the world, because we all love to eat and share food together, every day of our lives. We’re so good at producing food in New Zealand, that not only do we grow our own, but we also feed another 40 - 50 million others all around the world. And we do it with an inspiring amount of passion, and in a way that is good for the environment and improving all the time. We love doing it. Agriculture is our culture. Have fun! We hope you enjoy AginED with your families, and we look forward to your letters and feedback.
In your paper 1 Rewrite this week’s front page headline in your words, make it catchy 2 Go outside and take a front page news photo 3 Give it a caption and share it on our facebook page
STRETCH YOURSELF: 1 Go to the Opinion pages and read a letter or column that interests you 2 Discuss a topic important to you and your family 3 Give us your opinion: Write a letter to our editor, agined@globalhq.co.nz. Keep it under 150 words
Letter of the week Ewe said...
1 Got to www.farmersweekly.co.nz 2 Find OnFarmStory on Greg and Rachel Hart 3 Watch the video and read the article
STRETCH YOURSELF: 1 Greg is a regenerative farmer. What is regenerative farming? 2 Name a regenerative process
1 Go to the AgriHQ Market Snapshot pages 2 What graph is this?
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FILL YA BOOTS: 1 Look at the soil moisture level map, what level is the area where you live? 2 How will the 7-day weather forecast effect these levels? 3 Find a job you’d like to apply for, then write the cover letter selling yourself to the employer
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3 In the data shown, in what month and year did prices peak?
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Hi.
My name is Sam and I am nearly 8. I am writing in because school has been closed and I saw your photo of a Swiss Army knife so I would like to enter. Because I am obsessed with pocket knives so I would love to get the Swiss Army knife. The knives I have are 2 Gerber knives one is a multi tool and the other is a normal pocket knife which is probably the sharpest. And I have a normal Swiss Army knife that is red and has a knife and a can opener.
The things that I like about farming is that I get to go out with dad and have fun with him and sometimes we go to see other people in the middle of the job we are doing. But now thanks to the coronavirus that won’t be happening anymore. I wonder if you will be having your newspaper during lockdown. And i cannot wait until the lockdown closes. But its not so bad when you are on lockdown on a farm because you have lots and lots of space. Well this is fun doing this writing I’ve never done it before. And this might be something good to go with my school work at home. I also like farming because I can make cool things like double headed spears and pocket knives when dad is doing some work that I can’t do. Please accept my work. Hope that you are safe between now and when the coronavirus leaves. Goodbye. Sam Stringer Age: 7yrs Springfield
T hanks Sam! Your GlobalHQ mug is on its way!