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MAKING SURE none of the rhinoceros herd is poached during the night isn’t something New Zealand farmers have to worry about but it is typical for an increasing number of South African farmers diversifying into the lucrative game breeding industry.
WAIPAOA STATION is about an hour inland from Gisborne, just off SH 2. It’s typical medium to steep East Coast hill country and once was a huge iconic station of some 13,000has. However, over time, parcels of land have been sold off and today the 1800ha effective property carries 16,000 stock units, split 50/50 sheep and beef.
RESULTS OF a grass weed management trial should serve as a reminder to all farmers, cropping or otherwise, to be wary of over reliance on chemical controls, says the Foundation of Arable Research.
HORSE CASTRATION by anyone other than a vet or suitably supervised vet student is illegal and risks a fine
of $50,000 or 12 months in prison, says the Ministry for Primary Industries.
HYPER-IMMUNE EGG yolk antibodies are being used to help control intestinal diseases in poultry.
INVESTING IN automated mastitis detection isn’t cheap, yet at present there’s little comparable data to help guide the decision.
TEST SPRING pasture, and supplement, to minimise the risk of poor nutrition hitting this and next season’s production, says Altum.
CALF PENS floored with river stone have been given a thumbs up by Dairy NZ, subject to stocking density.
WILD DOGS, feral pigs and rabbits are the priority targets of a new A$72-million, five-year Australian research project designed to reduce the A$1-billion-a-year damage to agricultural productivity and the environment.
A FARMGARD air seeder and Celli spiked rotor combination turned a major cropping and regrassing project into a simple operation, says Wellsford dairy farmer Paul Shepherd.
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STARLINGS HAVE caused at least $9 million damage to farm tractors during the past five years, says rural insurer FMG. Birds love to nest in warm, dry places -- especially tractor engines. But the resulting straw can easily catch fire and destroy a tractor.
ROBOTIC MILKING of housed cows, ‘slow’ and organic foods and bio-energy are three stand-out impressions for 28 New Zealand farmers who arrived home on August 5 from a 25-day tour of Scandanavia that closed with a brief stop in Russia.
WAYNE PERKINS and Nick Wansink travelled recently to Australia to display the Perkinz range of sheep-handling equipment at the Sheepvention field days held yearly in Hamilton, Victoria. Their products received four awards.
THE CRC Speedshow, held recently at the Auckland Showgrounds, featured fast and furious machines young and old.
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