Peat soils in Waikato are crucial for the profitability of farming and environmental protection, particularly in summer.

Peat soil are a fragile and important part of our lowland ecosystems that regulate water flows and quality.

Shanghai Pengxin recently showed off its upgrade of the former Crafar farms it bought in the central North Island in 2012.

The Southern Field Days (SFD) is a major agricultural event held every two years at Waimumu, 12km from Gore, Southland.

Despite a bit of drizzle here and there, day one of Fieldays 2015 welcomed over 28,000 visitors through the gates - almost 8,000 more than opening day last year.

This week the annual once-a-day milking conference will be held at Hawera in Taranaki. It’s a chance for OAD famers to hear about the latest scientific data on this aspect of dairy farming and also for people to see other OAD properties.

INTENSIVE GRAZING beef can boost returns by $480/ha, delegates at a recent Beef + Lamb New Zealand field day heard.

REFENCING A whole farm following its extension has been a good test of a dairy farmer’s choice of gates. 

THINK ABOUT your farm as a series of land units and manage them accordingly.

THREE YEARS ago Whangara Farms won the Ahuwhenua Trophy for the best Maori sheep and beef farm in New Zealand.