Cut with care
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
The winner of the Farmax Emerging Rural Professional of the Year says that without pastoral farming, New Zealand will lose its competitive edge.
The New Zealand seed company Agricom last week won a major national prize for its Ecotain environmental plantain.
The plantain product Ecotain has been shown to reduce nitrate leaching from urine patches in dairy pastures by up to 90%, says Agricom product development specialist Allister Moorhead.
Early spring growth is an important factor for key animal production systems and farmers can make big differences with forage choices, according to Agricom's Allister Moorhead, product development specialist.
Farmers need to accurately determine fodder beet yields in order to maximise gains and minimise risk.
LET FODDER beet grow out rather than raid it for a summer feed if at all possible, says Agricom’s Northland North Island sales manager Ben Trotter.
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
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