Dogs for Ferret Control

Ferrets can be vectors for bovine TB. Scavenging carcasses infects them, so they are good indicators of the presence of TB in the general wildlife...

Koura in Central Otago

Since 1989 Peter Diver has been experimenting with growing the South Island fresh water crayfish (koura). By trial and error he and wife Francie have...

Mokomoko Dryland Sanctuary and Education Centre

New Zealands dryland environments are located in the rain-shadow area east of the main mountain ranges, and contain some of the least protected and most...

Gibson family at Malvern Downs, Tarras, Central Otago

Malvern Downs is 853ha of mainly flat farm land at Tarras, Central Otago. It is not typical of high country farms, because it is much...

Futurespread an innovative system for topdressing and sowing pasture

Kiwi ingenuity has resulted in a system for spreading fine particle fertilisers, lime and seed accurately onto land in a 30 to 40m wide swath,...

Tenure Review achieves win-win at Bendigo Station

Tenure review affects about 20% of the total land area of the South Island (2.4 million hectares), enabling 304 lessees to freehold part of the...

Phoenix Tail Mushrooms

Aiman Samy has been growing Phoenix tail mushrooms, also called Oyster mushrooms, for about three years.

Originally from Asia, it is actually the third most popular...

Getting a new lease on farm life

In 1996 Chris and Hanne Hardy were keen to get into a farming business. After getting a degree in agricultural economics Chris had worked for...

Rocky Mountain Elk - Bright Future under Development

An injured ankle forced Grant and Beverleigh Muir to review dairy farming in Hari Hari on the West Coast. As it turns out Grants arthritic...

Wagyu Breeders Ltd

Vertical integration for breeding and exporting, finishing and marketing Wagyu beef, which has a higher degree of fat marbling or intramuscular fat, than other cattle...

Kimbal McHugo

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Kimbal McHugo

Account Manager, EECA

Kimbal is an account manager for large energy-using clients from Taupo northwards. His role involves assisting large businesses embrace energy efficiency...

Westland protein plant adds value to growing milk supply

In 2001, Westland Milk Products 335 dairy farmer shareholders voted unanimously to reject offers of a merger with industry giant Fonterra. Since then, the 60-year-old...

Matt and Emma Holden - MyoMAX

Matt and Emma Holden have 810ha effective, made up of 550ha Beechwood Hills owned, and 310ha Folgers Hill leased block. The home farm is described...

Climate and Water Resource Availability in Canterbury

NIWA collects data on river flows, rainfall etc throughout the country. In Canterbury it has been studying the effects of various weather events on ground...

Kotuku block

About five years ago Government assured Landcorp that the State Owned Enterprise and its assets were not about to be sold. A decision was made...

Controlling Neck Rot in Onions

Botrytis is a pain in the neck for onion growers. It causes progressive rotting of the neck of onions, which may take 3 4...

New Zealand truffle growing industry

The NZ truffle industry is poised for substantial growth, with over 100 truffires (truffle plantations) already established, from small lifestyler and hobby farms, to large...

Mastitis & Once-a-Day Milking

Dexcel has been doing research in Taranaki for last six years on OAD milking and comparing it with TAD milking. The first trial involved comparison...

Patoa Farms Ltd

The Sternes and the Ravns were experienced pig farmers who moved from central Canterbury to Hawarden eight years ago, believing that pig farming is best...

Riparian management and the success of the Clean Streams Accord in Taranaki

Taranakis 1965 dairy farms (used to be 2500 10 years ago), clustered around the base of Mt Taranaki (2500m asl), are bisected by more than...

Grazing of Wheat for Extra Profit

Sowing wheat in early autumn at higher than normal densities, and grazing it late August /early September before the seed head is at grazing height,...

Floods create steep learning curve for Horizons district farmers

The Manawatu-Wanganui region encompasses 8% of New Zealands land area. There are 6000 farms in the region, half of them on 1.3 million hectares of...

David Jupp - Waitara

David Jupp has 261.4ha of mainly hill country land, with 217ha effective, divided into 62ha flat and rolling, 146ha medium hill and 9ha steep hill....

Year round lambing, Massey University

New Zealand lamb production is driven by the seasonal pattern of pasture growth, resulting in an inconsistent supply of lamb for slaughter. Yet, international lamb...

Avoiding Lameness in Dairy Cattle

Farmers lose about $300 per lame cow. Lameness is caused by poor race design, poor cowshed design, and poor handling of stock. The item looks...

Increasing Lamb Survival Breeding for Cold-Tolerance

For some years Lincoln has been working with gene marker technology to identify genes that are associated with desirable or undesirable traits in sheep. Footrot...

Biofarm Products Limited

For 20 years, Cathy and Jamie Tait-Jamieson have been both farming and processing Biofarm organic acidophilus yoghurt on their farm near Palmerston North.

Milking 150 cows,...

Controlling Slugs Sustainably

Slugs severely hinder the establishment of new crops such as clover, ryegrass, winter wheat, pasture and even maize, resulting in the increased costs of re-sowing,...

Woodside Farm

Indigenous forest management has been the subject of public and political debate in New Zealand over the last 30 years, with a strong lobby against...

Being a Beekeeper is B Difficult

Both beekeeper numbers and hive numbers have declined in recent years.

Varroa mite did a lot of damage, and now there is the possibility of diseases...

Weather Bomb - The Face of Recovery

When Rupert and Sandra Curd went to bed on Sunday 11 June it was calm and quiet outside their window. Rupert was looking forward to...

Take-all wheat disease

Canterbury is home to some 90% of the countrys arable farmers. Take-all is a disease which can, in a bad year, lead to crop losses...

The New Zealand Alpaca Industry - Striding Ahead

Russell and Carolyn Nelson have a lot to thank Americans for.

It was American tourists who first aroused their curiosity in all things alpaca back when...

Keratec

Keratec is a manufacturing, product development and technology licensing company formed in 2003 and owned by Wool Equities, Canesis Network (75% Wool Equities and 25%...

Harry Parke

While Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons commutes between Parliament and the electorate her husband, Harry Parke is busy running their organic farm.

Most of the farm...

Zane and Ngaire Evans - White Star Station

The Evans family has farmed on White Star station, near Colville, for 6 generations, since 1864. The original settlers cleared the land of kauri and...

The Whenuakite Kiwi Care Group

The kiwi, New Zealands national icon, is under siege. By 2004, the population had fallen to about 70,000.

The Whenuakite Kiwi Care Group a partnership...

Better Brassica Management

Brassicas such as kale, swedes, turnips and rape, can provide high yielding, high quality standing green feed suitable for wintering stock, and as a supplement...

Coromandel covenants

Peter and Margaret Simpson have 389ha of which 280ha is pasture and the remainder is native bush and forestry. Son John Simpson also lives and...

Wayne and Elaine Cook, winners of the Sharemilker of the Year 2006.

Wayne and Elaine Cook moved from Waikato in the North Island to Southland six years ago and jumped from 240 cows to 550 cows on...