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.
Livestock can be bred for lower methane emissions while also improving productivity at a rate greater than what the industry is currently achieving, research has shown.
Installing 400 solar panels at their Taranaki piggery and cropping operation will have significant environmental, financial and animal welfare benefits for the Stanley family.
Free workshops focused on managing risk in sharefarming got underway last week.
Annual farmer gathering, the South Island Dairy Event (SIDE), is set to make history as it heads to Timaru for the first time.
Forage brassica crops provide an excellent source of energy and protein for grazing livestock at critical times of the year when the quantity and quality of pasture on offer is limiting livestock production.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s wormwise programme manager Dr Ginny Dodunski offers advice on preweaning lamb management and factors to consider before giving a pre-weaning drench.
Just like our rural communities, technology solutions need to rely on each other too.
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.
Much has been discussed in recent seasons about the rising costs of production on dairy farms, and rightfully so.
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.
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).
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.
The worm challenge for sheep and beef farmers is increasing as the warm, moist weather of spring and early summer arrives.
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.
Smaller Milk and Supply Herds (SMASH) needs your help.
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.
A former dairy farmer with a passion for breeding good cows has switched gears after farming in her own right.
The De Leeuw family has been running their dairy farm in Kaitake, Taranaki, for over 20 years.
Eileen and Shane Walker, the driving forces behind a Kapiti Coast wetland project that's in its fifth year, have a love for the environment that's obvious even from a distance.
Things are getting busy again in the water sector across both the agriculture and metro areas.
It all started with one native plant. It was 1996 and Taranaki Regional Council had just launched its ground-breaking riparian management programme to help protect the region's waterways.
Good effluent management on the dairy farm combines a well-designed system with proper processes to ensure the right amount of effluent gets applied to pasture at the right time.
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