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BAYER WANTS double digit growth in Australasia, and some of that will come from New Zealand innovation, says Bayer’s new chief for Australia and New Zealand, Dr Jacqueline Applegate.
Mention the word ‘conversion’ in the context of land use, and most people assume you’re talking dairy conversion. But now the term is being applied to another trend: lucerne conversion. Andrew Swallow reports.
[NZ] is about 90%. They were also getting lamb growth rates up to 320g/day.
Te Awahohono Forest Trust’s Tarawera Station is one of three finalists in this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy for Maori Excellence in farming. Peter Burke reports from a field day held earlier this month, a final stage in the judging process.
A RELAXATION of post-graze pasture residual principles and a rapid grazing round lead to some pointed questions at Lincoln University Dairy Farm’s latest Focus Day.
TWENTY ODD years ago my gorgeous Huntaway bitch Bride lost weight with an illness, and even though she recovered fully I struggled to get the weight back on her. I think the fact that she had a very fine short coat and it was winter had a lot of bearing on the problem. The food I was pumping in was being used for warmth, and even though her condition was improving, it wasn’t fast enough for my liking.
TRANSITIONING LIVESTOCK onto winter crops needs extra care this year where stock, especially pregnant ewes, are already in less than ideal condition due to drought.
A NEW auto drafting machine is making a huge savings in time and money on a large-scale sheep and beef farm, near Dannevirke, in the Tararua district.
THE JF-STOLL range of 3-auger diet feeders now contains two new models – of high capacity and low height, suiting passage through buildings below 3 m, says distributor CB Norwood.
ADDING A spreader to their contracting business was a strategic decision for a Waikato couple.
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THIRTY YEARS is the expected lifespan of a new type of liquid storage tank reckoned suitable for dairy effluent.
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Alliance Group has joined forces with Rowing NZ in a new sponsorship that will see the Pure South export brand associated with the New Zealand Rowing team in New Zealand and around the world.
The New Zealand sheepmeat industry has been riding a 'rollercoaster of returns' in recent years, according to agribusiness banking specialist, Rabobank.
The merchandise terms of trade rose 4.1% in the March 2013 quarter, due to export prices rising and import prices falling, Statistics New Zealand says.
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