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Beef programme on search for North Island farm

The Informing New Zealand Beef Programme is on the lookout for a North Island farm to expand the project.

With the first calves born into the Informing New Zealand Beef Programmes now on the ground on Pamu's Kepler Farm near Te Anau, attention has turned to finding a North Island farm to expand the project.

Trial shows CSAs prevent soil damage

Leaving critical source areas (CSAs) in winter forage paddocks ungrazed over winter helps prevent soil losses and water contamination.

Farmers are being reminded of the importance of leaving critical source areas in winter forage paddocks ungrazed over winter to prevent soil losses and water contamination.

Wiltshire trial shows promise

Steve Morris says the research hopes to give quantified, researched results that show the potential benefits and impacts to farmers contemplating a move to a self-shedding sheep.

Research by Massey University scientists shows that a change to self-shedding sheep will be profitable in the long-term.

Leadership more than leading

OPINION: There's leadership the caricature, the look-a-like, the poser and then there's leadership, the real thing.

A Bugger's Muddle

Jock Allison claims the proposed ag emissions pricing schemes will leg-rope agriculture and have no effect other than reducing NZ’s standard of living.

OPINION: Jacqueline Rowarth opined in Rural News, January 19, "Confusion abounds about agricultural greenhouse gases (GHGs) and misinformation is rife".

Editorial: Out of gas?

Soon NZ's farming sector will be hundred with more costs as it begins paying for the agricultural emissions.

OPINION: Soon NZ's farming sector will be lumbered with more costs as it begins paying for the agricultural emissions.

Rankin named DWN chair

Dairy Women’s Network (DWN) has announced that 2019 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year Trish Rankin will take up the role of chair.

Brent Kleiss appointed NZPork chief executive

NZPork's new chief executive Brent Kleiss.

Brent Kleiss has been appointed as the new chief executive of NZPork, the statutory industry body working to support New Zealand’s commercial pig farmers.

Elite young Jersey cows go under the hammer

Herb Wuest's herd of Jersey cows will go on sale on 5th April.

The sale of a line of elite, high BW, young Jersey cows and heifers is attracting interest from farmers across the country.

Careful!

OPINION: Your canine crusader was a little taken aback by the recent ruminations of Feds national president Andrew Hoggard about the Ukraine/Russian conflict.

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Keep it simple!

OPINION: This old mutt has to giggle when organisations try to jump on bandwagons.

Colossus v cipher!

OPINION: The Hound suggests that former All Black legend and King Country farmer, the late, great Sir Colin Meads, will be turning in his grave at the antics of current AB halfback TJ Perenara.