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Weather presents cow condition challenges

Ken Winter says slow pasture growth over the last couple of months, combined with a wet weather and lack of sunshine, could have a detrimental effect on next year’s calving and milk production.

Slow pasture growth over the last couple of months, combined with a wet October and lack of sunshine, could see cows short on crucial energy, fibre and protein as mating gets into full swing across the country.

Study identifies ewe wastage

The study found that, on average, six out of 100 ewes died or went missing between mating and weaning.

Preliminary results on a ewe wastage study has found that, on average, 30 out of every 100 ewes left their flocks between mating and post-weaning.

Cover for high-stakes cereal

Seed Cereal Manager at Carrfields, Phil Smith and his team’s job is to make their customers’ large investment in crop inputs really pay off.

Carrfields seed cereal manager Phil Smith carries a fair weight of responsibility.

Repeating mistakes of the past?

OPINION: In 1984, the last time farming was declared a sunset industry, the newly elected Labour government began the deregulation of what had been a highly regulated pastoral economy.

Editorial: Now what?

Climate Change Minister James Shaw says the agriculture emissions pricing proposals made by the Government are what the industry proposed.

OPINION: Farmer pushback against the Government's proposal to tax farm emissions is in full flight.

No silver bullets?

OPINION: This old mutt is reliably informed that NZ ag sector hopes for the miracle of 'new technology' saving their on-farm emissions are likely to be sorely disappointed.

Oh really!

OPINION: Claims by Damien O'Connor that his government's crazy plan for pricing and taxing farm emissions is "now open to consultation with the sector before a final decision is made" should be taken with a large grain of salt.

Too late?

OPINION: The Hound has for some time been highly critical about the actions of the He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) partners and their hesitancy to criticise the current government or push back publicly over the myriad of the many unworkable regulations it has imposed on the farming sector.

Gone burger!

OPINION: Your canine crusader was right on the money about the growing tensions at Fed Farmers over meat and wool chair William Beetham's perceived conflict of interest with his Feds role and directorship at meat company Silver Fern Farms.

Combining solar and pastoral farming

Solar panels set up for a study on a Taranaki farm.

A new Massey University study will explore the potential for combined solar and pastoral farming in New Zealand by grazing sheep around solar panels on a Taranaki farm.