IN THE 2007/08 drought Wayne Reynolds’ cows chewed covers down to four clicks and average cover across his 154ha effective farm was just 1190kgDM/ha.

HOW DO you fancy earning several hundred dollars per hectare off hill country that under pasture is probably losing you money and endangering the environment?

PLANNING AND flexibility are the key to succeeding despite severe weather and economic disasters, attendees at a Northland Beef and Lamb field day were told recently.

A READER of my columns contacted me regarding a problem with his young Huntaway Heading dog x. It will happily bark in the kennel; it readily barks at cattle on the other side of a fence, but it won’t bark at cattle it is supposed to be shifting.

SELECTION OF breeding stock could be fine-tuned with fat and muscle scans as early as post weaning, new Australian research shows.

PREVENTION IS key to maintain productivity and minimise welfare problems in the face of flystrike, says Ravensdown.

NEW FEATURES on Case-IH Axial-Flow combines include a redesigned cab and a folding auger with an industry-exclusive pivoting spout option.

A NEW 1.4m3 capacity mixer will make supplement mixing available to a wider range of farmers, says farm equipment importer Power Farming.

NEW ZEALAND has become the fastest growing export market for Canadian-made Jaylor International dairy feed mixers, reports distributor Power Farming.

RURAL CONTRACTORS are being urged to keep abreast of changes to transport regulations on the use of agricultural machinery.

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