Low rainfall, exacerbated by westerly winds has led to soil erosion in the Starborough-Flaxbourne region, especially on north-facing hill country. There have been droughts in...
NZ Hothouse has developed in the past decade two massive glasshouse complexes in South Auckland, totalling 20ha under glass, for the year-round production of tomatoes,...
Organic dairying has become not only respectable but profitable. Fonterra has identified a valuable niche in the market and wants about 200 farms to convert...
For most farmers, the purchase of a holiday home comes a bit later in life; a welcome reward for much of the hard work. But...
Clover root weevil has infested productive pastures in many Nth Is areas. It reduces Nitrogen fixation by clover rhizobia and hence both clover and pasture...
David Walker returned to the family dairy farming operation in the early 1970s after Massey University and progressed to farm ownership. He was the third...
Featuring: Dr Jason Archer, project leader, senior scientist, geneticist, AgResearch InvermayInvermay has set up a system that has sped up the ranking of stags on...
Allan and Sonia Richardson are sheep and beef farmers, with 310ha organics compared with 1000ha conventional in Heriot, West Otago. They are developing a branded...
Ovita (NZ) Ltd is a research & development consortium formed three years ago by Wool Equities Ltd, Meat NZ, and AgResearch to develop on-and off-farm...
In 2002, before moving to Maniototo, the Le Flemings had 385 cows on 102ha in Taranaki, with a 40-bale herringbone. They came to Maniototo for...
Theres a lot of huff and puff from Telecom and others about high-speed broadband connections to the internet for farmers and others in rural areas,...
Cropping operations in South Otago are finding it incredibly tough with limited opportunities and escalating costs. So how important is it for a young farmer...
In a decade where land prices have romped away and many family farms have either been carved up or amalgamated into bigger, more profitable units,...
Until recently Mark Carter was running sheep and cattle on his 280ha property. He has now leased it out and is concentrating on energy developments.Electronics...
As part of a larger project studying the Motueka river catchment, the Cawthron Institute has looked at the effects of water quality and supply on...
A group of leading North Island farmers with 200,000 stock units have got together to provide improved traceability for meat and wool production.The Zealous Group...
The Pendergrasts run sheep, cattle, deer and goats on a large hill country property. The lamb rearing operation began two years ago as an experiment,...
Kingsmeade Partnership, owned by Miles and Janet King, has 11 hectares of flat river loam only 5kms northeast of Masterton, comprising an elite flock of...
Nassella tussock is a very invasive perennial grass that is unpalatable to stock and difficult to control. It is widespread in Canterbury, Marlborough, and present...
Bill Ritchie is a Central Hawkes Bay sheep and beef farmer who is managing director of Horizon Farming Ltd, a farming company of 3300ha and...
John Wiessing is a former vet from Dargaville who began developing avocado orchards in 1999 on the westerly slopes of Whatatiri, a large hill to...
Lean Meats is an exporter of New Zealand chilled lamb to the United States. It was established in the late 1980s when an opportunity was...
Ashley and Cathy Peter have made a number of farm policy changes during the past few years, and have come back to breeding their own...
Dirty cows' can be easily detected with a breakthrough tool developed by Whangarei veterinarian Garth Riddle, which leads to effective treatment and restoration of fertility.His...
The Ryegrass and white clover association is the overwhelmingly dominant pasture in New Zealand, but clover content rarely gets above 20%. The association is very...
Phil and two older brothers grew up in an expanding dairy farming family in Golden Bay, which began in the 1950s with parents Don and...
Gordon Levet has been breeding Romney sheep for the past 50 years, in a challenging Northland environment in the Kaipara district near Wellsford. He has...
A huge Landcorp property in a remote and exposed location with poor soil and modest production is being transformed into highly productive land capable of...
The Sirius Wheat Calculator and Potato Calculator software programmes were designed as an interactive decision support tool growers can use to manage nitrogen fertilizer and...
How are things down on the farm as we head into the fifth season of the new millennium and a spring election?The short answer is...
The process of developing new pasture grasses and legume cultivars involves a complex series of steps ranging from germplasm screening, crossing, selection through to seed...
After 24 land transactions over a period of 30 years, the Auckland-born and bred Pows now have five properties: two dairy farms at Mata, south...
Vinsight has been developed by Simon Lampen, experienced winemaker and software developer from his Auckland based wine and technology company.The programme specialises in management for...
Fourth and fifth generation farmers, Bruce and Steve Dill farm this 493ha sheep and beef property now in its third year of being a Meat...
David and Jo Drake from are equity shareholders in a large 376ha irrigated dairy farm at Orari, near to Fonterra Clandeboye, South Canterbury.They have been...
Westbury Stud was formed in April 2000 through the joining of Watson Bloodstock and Westbury Farm. Watson Bloodstock is owned by highly successful businessman Eric...
Leo and Kathryn have won the prestigious Sharemilker of the Year title, on their fifth entry to the national competition. The first four times they...
Limousin is the top beef breed in the United Kingdom. They are fine-boned, hardy, easy to calve, efficient feed converters producing high quality meat from...
Now in its 36th year and celebrating 25 years of televised shows, The National Bank Young Farmer Contest is one of the most prestigious contests...
Dutch company Royal Van Zanten has existed for over 140 years.Originally started by two brothers producing mostly tulip flower bulbs on the west side of...
