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GOODACRE FARM, Te Kauwhata, north Waikato, has had Case tractors since 1945, and they’ve had a relationship with their local dealer since 1950, says the New Zealand distributor.
RECENTLY I had a phone call from a friend with a huge problem. His eighteen-month-old Heading dog, that was working really well, had wandered off with a four-month-old Huntaway pup, and killed two sheep. He is not the first person that this has happened to and he won’t be the last. Why did it happen and how can you avoid this happening to you?
TO GROW premium weaners, deer farmers must maintain their lactating hinds at a body condition score of at least 3.0 on a 5-point scale.
THE NEW Zealand Veterinary Association has added its voice to recent reminders to protect herds and people from leptospirosis and is urging an earlier start to vaccinations.
DAIRYNZ says it is “finalising the findings” from initial blood and tissue samples from cows affected by what appeared to be swede toxicity problems last winter in Southland.
WHEN DISCUSSING farm forestry I’ve often heard farmers comment “there’s no money in trees” and recount a story of a woodlot harvested that barely showed a profit and wasn’t worth the hassle.
AUSTRALIA’S GROWERS are grabbing four-six weeks autumn or winter grazing off oilseed rape crops with no impact on grain yield, CSIRO agronomist John Kirkengaard told growers at Crops 2014.
Beware sowing wheat super early, but standard plant populations may need a rethink to push yields to new levels, leading UK agronomist Patrick Stephens told visitors at Crops 2014.
BRIX AND Pasture Energy Scale is a Sustainable Farming Fund (SFF) and farmer project exploring the relationship between grass Brix and pasture metabolisable energy (ME).
WITHOUT DOUBT last week was a bad one for Fonterra and its shareholders. The cooperative, New Zealand’s largest company, was savaged by an independent inquiry into the handling of its infamous WPC80 false botulism scare last year.
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TAXPAYERS WITH fluctuating income can now avert the risk of incurring hefty IRD late payment penalties and use of money interest (UOMI) in the event they have a better-than-expected financial year, says Tax Management NZ.
STATE-OWNED FARMER Landcorp is setting out to model onfarm safety with a wide range of measures to safeguard staff.
DROUGHT AFFECTED Australian farmers are being offered another A$100 million by the Federal Government but the farmers want a long-term drought policy.
THE KIWIFRUIT Claim is waiting to see if the High Court will set a deadline for growers to sign up to become plaintiffs, says media spokesperson Matthew Hooton.
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