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- B+LNZ Generation Next Alumni launched
B+LNZ is excited to launch the B+LNZ Generation Next Alumni — a unique opportunity for continued learning, networking and connecting with fellow B+LNZ Generation Next graduates from across New Zealand.
- Plenty to check before mating begins
Health inspections
- Vote to fill Alliance Group board vacancies to start
Farmer shareholders will start voting next week for three candidates to fill two vacancies on the board of meat processor Alliance Group.
- ‘Wealth of information’ on forage database
Beef + Lamb New Zealand is encouraging farmers to work with their consultants about how best to take advantage of AgYields, a national forage database designed to make pasture planning and crop selection easier.
- ‘Kiwi Farmer’ the people’s choice
North Canterbury farmer Alistair Bird — also known as Kiwi Farmer — is the winner of the people’s choice competition in this year’s Otago Daily Times-Rural Life Rural Champions initiative.
- There’s strength in flexibility
Adjusting milking frequency according to changing conditions and your team’s needs can make for greater workplace fulfilment and better staff retention.
- Lanolin-based rust protection
There are a multitude of rust protection products available these days: fisholene, lanolin, bitumen-based products.
- Late snow catches some off guard
High country farmers are glad to see the back of a late snow storm landing in the middle of merino lambing and hoggets about to give birth in Canterbury.
- When to test for aluminium toxicity
Aluminium (Al) is a naturally occurring element in soils that is not required by plants. However, it can be toxic to plants in its soluble form at high concentrations.
- Next steps on improving country’s animal genetic gain system
A governance group has been formed after extensive sector consultation to implement recommendations from the Industry Working Group’s (IWG) final report on improving New Zealand’s animal genetic gain system.
Featured documents
- Perendale pioneer awarded life membership
Perendale breeders from throughout New Zealand converged on Queenstown last week for their annual conference. Rural editor Sally Rae headed to West Otago and caught up with them during a tour of two stud properties....
- Family devoted to industry
North Otago father-and-daughter JohnSchultz and KylieStenton were acknowledged recently at the New Zealand Groundspread Fertilisers’ Association’s awards function. Business and rural editor SallyRae finds out more about their genuinely family business....
- West Otago couple count their blessings
The five finalists have been decided for the Otago Daily Times and Rural Life Year of the Farmer initiative. This week, rural editor Sally Rae talks to the first of the finalists — Heriot-based Rural Champions Stefan and Holly Roulston about dairy farming in West Otago....
- Musical interlude for dryland arable operation
Music is a family affair for the Talbots who run a dryland arable and finishing operation at Waitohi, just outside of Temuka....
- Park where country comes to town
In the quarter of a century that a former Banks Peninsula farmer has kept the Canterbury A&P showgrounds spick and span, there’s one achievement he’s most proud of, writes TimCronshaw....
- Ploughman heading to Ireland champs without his trusty blue Ford
It’s virtually a given that the invasion of Ukraine has spelled the end of Bob Mehrtens’ chances of ever ploughing Russia’s rich soils....
- Breathing new life into choked-up wetlands
Within the central South Island there are 14 demonstration wetlands showing the work farmers are doing to improve them. Another three farmers tell Tim Cronshaw why they have invested so much time and money....
- Irrigation-innovation combination a winner
A young couple are in the early days of ambitious plans for an irrigated North Canterbury farm, writes Tim Cronshaw....
- Musical interlude for dryland arable operation
Music is a family affair for the Talbots who run a dryland arable and finishing operation at Waitohi, just outside of Temuka....
- ‘About 10’ (and counting) — working dogs feature large in life
Steve Kerr grew up on the Mackenzie Country’s sprawling Grampians Station when it wasn’t unusual for more than 40 farm dogs to be working in the back country at one time....