Displaying items by tag: Northland
Northland water quality ‘good news story’
Investment in dairy farm effluent systems and stock exclusion have shown good results in Northland and are a good news story, says the Northland Regional Council.
Keep the farmer voice alive in Northland
Northlanders are encouraged to get out and support their rural community when the region's biggest agricultural event is held later this week.
Northland dairy farms set record for compliance
A record number of Northland dairy farms achieved full environmental compliance last season.
Cow condition a worry in Northland
A Northland farm consultant is concerned at the loss in cow condition over the last two months.
No El Nino or bounce back yet!
Well, it was supposed to be a dry summer, but all it has done here in Northland is rain!
Northland to host NZFE Trust showcase
A celebration of environmental excellence will be held for the first time in Northland next year.
Awards recognise labour of love
Northland farmers Ian and Sandy Page say they thoroughly enjoyed entering the 2015 Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) and would highly recommend it to others.
Measured strategy underpins success
A careful overall environmental strategy is paying off for a Northland drystock farming couple.
Subdivision and round length prove successful for drystock farmers
Subdivision and longer round length has transformed George and Peggy Morrison’s Northland drystock farm into a highly profitable operation. The farm was the subject of a recent Beef + Lamb NZ field day.
High input hill farm wins top award
If you asked the average Queen Street office worker to describe a high input, high output farm they’d probably describe an operation on the flats whose owners relied on PKE and thought little about the environmental impact of their farm.
