FeaturesDairyNZ has launched a campaign called “Keep it Low” to encourage dairy farmers to keep the water level of their effluent ponds as low as possible. It follows on last year’s programme to set standards for effluent pond design and construction. North South Farms near Lumsden in Southland, has a well-designed and operated effluent ponding [...]
DevelopmentsBruce Wills wants to see poplars and willows planted across 700,000 more hectares of steep hill country in New Zealand, and he heads a trust promoting their use and providing research to develop new clones.
In 2007 MAF established a Hill Country Erosion Fund to decrease pastoral hill country erosion through financial support for regional soil [...]
InterviewsRoger : Welcome back. My guest this week is the Chief Executive of Federated Farmers Conor English. Conor, welcome to the programme.
Conor : Gidday Roger
Roger : Now Conor, a National government. You’d have thought that would traditionally have been a quiet time for Federated Farmers but that hasn’t been the case. You’ve been almost busier [...]
