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Shelter a key necessity

Livestock can be seriously affected if bad weather coincides with times when they are already under stress – such as in the last few weeks of pregnancy.

Mature grazing livestock are generally very well-adapted to maintain a comfortable body temperature regardless of the weather.

Stock monitored by phone

Angus and Tara Barr use the Tru-Test Fence Monitoring system to contain cattle and prime lambs.

With 390 paddocks to monitor across 2,000 hectares of rolling flats on the western banks of the Taieri River, Angus and Tara Barr have plenty of stock to manage.

Academy aims to hone skills

Over the years, NZ ploughmen have won three world championship titles.

OPINION: Ever since the invention of the plough, man has always made improvements to this unique farm implement.

Good farm succession crucial

Richard Parkes says farm succession plans need to be transparent for all family members.

OPINION: Passing the farm down to the next generation is ingrained in the psyche of many NZ farmers, particularly those inter-generational farmers.

Councils talk Three Waters at Select Committee

Both Manawatū District Council and Taupō District Council have spoken up in opposition to the Three Waters reforms at select committee this week.

Two district councils have spoken to the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee this week, expressing opposition and concerns regarding the controversial Three Waters Reform.

Farmer wellbeing assessment tool launched

The wellbeing of hill country farmers is at the heart of a new tool developed by the Hill Country Futures Partnership programme.

Editorial: Reach out!

More than a metre of rain fell over four days in parts of the Nelson region, while parts of Rai Valley in Marlborough recorded similar falls. Photo Credit: Justin Morrison

OPINION: It is often said there are three things that regularly impact on farmers, which they cannot control: the Government, interest rates and the weather.

OPINION: This old mutt understands that MPI and agri industr bodies had to do a fair bit of scrambling to shoot down rumours circulating about China shutting its borders to NZ and Australian products over concerns about foot-and-mouth disease.

Failure?

OPINION: Your old mate notes that Beef+Lamb NZ has very quietly decided to cut its losses and quit the lease on the North Canterbury-based hill country farm Lanercost.