IGNORING A new and unknown species in your pasture could cost you thousands of dollars later, so scout your paddocks and get help with anything untoward, says a leading weed scientist.

The problems caused by droughts in the far north have been well documented but a sometimes forgotten pasture species can help mitigate the impact. Gareth Gillatt reports.

TALL FESCUE is increasingly becoming the pasture of choice on some of Landcorp’s Northland farms in the face of increasingly severe summer droughts. 

A SURVEY prompted by lack of data on calf deaths in the New Zealand dairy industry has found there’s a huge range in mortality.

ENTRIES ARE now being accepted in the 2015 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards and must be completed by November 30.

HOOK TOGETHER five or six Milk Bar feed trailers and tow them through any gateway – no collisions!

MPI's HANDLING of information over the food bug reinforces concerns about resourcing at the Ministry and adds fuel to Labour's repeated calls for an independent food safety agency, says Labour's Food Safety spokesman Damien O'Connor.

LAMBS GRAZING high sugar ryegrass (HSG) grow faster and heavier than lambs grazing a standard ryegrass (SRG), according to a two-year trial on three farms in the southern South Island.

CAN YOU make a paper dart in 30 seconds? Would it hit your target if you did?

AS SOON as your lucerne is 15cm high your stock should be into it, says Lincoln University’s guru on the crop, Derrick Moot.