Spelling will allow the subterranean (sub) clover plant to setseed by burying seed burrs.

To build resident populations of subterranean clover in hill country pastures, sheep farmers are encouraged to spell selected areas for four to five weeks over late spring and early summer if possible.

The panels with 200kw capacity have been installed in a paddock at the farm at Oaonui, near Opunake.

Installing 400 solar panels at their Taranaki piggery and cropping operation will have significant environmental, financial and animal welfare benefits for the Stanley family.

Bernard Anselmi area sales manager Herd-i.

Dairy farmers can boost their reproduction success this mating season by prioritising hoof health and early lameness detection to keep cows in top condition and make the most of a promising forecast payout, according to agritech company Herd-i.

A SkyCount drone over a paddock of cattle.

PGG Wrightson has launched a new stock-counting service using drones and Artificial Intelligence (AI), which it says removes all the hassle for farmers, while achieving 99.9% accuracy.

WIL biodiversity project lead Dan Cameron, director Tim Wells and Waimakariri District Council ecologist Kate Steel at the Bennetts Stream ecological restoration site.

Rare Canterbury mudfish and tadpole shrimp have been discovered at an environmental restoration site at Bennetts Stream in North Canterbury which is part of a biodiversity initiative being carried out by Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL).

The Liquid Injection Arable Growth Group discuss a multispecies cover crop, used by many group members to improve soil health.

A group of Canterbury farmers who work together exploring the various uses of liquid injection systems on their seed drills was the worthy winner of the Working Together Award at the recent 2024 Arable Awards, says the group’s FAR Facilitator.

Tucked away in a remote part of the central North Island, staff at a Pāmu (Landcorp) farm are working hard to solve one of the biggest challenges facing the dairy and beef sectors.

As the judges' citation put it, anyone who has been involved in the arable industry for the past 40 years has surely met the man named to the industry's Hall of Fame at the recent Arable Awards, Greendale grower Syd Worsfold.

For those rural women who feel menopause might be getting the best of them, a series of events is heading to the Waikato that could help.

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