What to do when: Monthly checklist for enthusiastic gardeners
Our region’s gardening schedule stretches year round. No matter the month, there’s always something to do. Need suggestions? Here are many ideas, contributed by local UC Cooperative Extension master...
View ArticleFocusing on lamb survival (MLA - Meat & Livestock Australia Limited)
(Source: MLA - Meat & Livestock Australia Limited) 19 August 2016 Sheep producers have successfully lifted lamb survival rates in the past decade and the industry is on target to achieve further...
View ArticleTexas Crop and Weather Report — Aug. 9 (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service)
(Source: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service) Writer: Adam Russell, 903-834-6191, adam.russell@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Samuel Zapata, 956-968-5581, samuel.zapata@ag.tamu.edu; Dr. Robert Hogan,...
View ArticleMake your weaners winners (MLA - Meat & Livestock Australia Limited)
(Source: MLA - Meat & Livestock Australia Limited) 16 September 2016 With many southern sheep producers coming into spring with plenty of feed after a wet winter, livestock consultant San Jolly...
View ArticleTop tips for lambing success (Massey University)
(Source: Massey University) Massey University's International Sheep Research Centre have conducted research for lambing success. Massey University's International Sheep Research Centre, with funding...
View ArticleInnovative wonders working in rural scene
The Innovate awards are about highlighting new ideas, with potential for export and local industry. Three people had business ideas that could work wonders in the rural world. For the first time, two...
View ArticleRed devons' reputation catching on
Old Daisy the cow is the epitome of red devon breeder Graeme Dyke's philosophy of ''breed from the best and cull the rest''. Daisy is in the top 5 per cent of the Australasian Breedplan for devons. At...
View ArticleUsing nitrogen fertilisers in nitrate vulnerable zones (The Environment Agency)
(Source: The Environment Agency) You must follow this guidance if you use any manufactured fertilisers, manures or other materials that contain nitrogen on agricultural land in a nitrate vulnerable...
View ArticleTop Restaurants S-Z
SANSEI SEAFOOD RESTAURANT & SUSHI BAR Restaurateur and chef D.K. Kodama is a powerhouse on the local dining scene, and here’s why: His venues consistently deliver well-executed, top-notch and...
View ArticleBPS 2016 land use codes (RPA - Rural Payments Agency)
(Source: RPA - Rural Payments Agency) When farmers apply for the Basic Payment Scheme using the Rural Payments service, they must use the codes on this page to declare what they use their land for....
View ArticleWorking as a team key to success
Farm environment award winners Mick and Karen Williams say they are happy to farm well within the limits of their tree and bush-studded cropping farm beside the Ruamahanga River. "You don't need to...
View ArticleState of the environment on farm (Federated Farmers of New Zealand)
(Source: Federated Farmers of New Zealand) State of the environment on farm 17/02/2015 4:06:00 p.m. Manawatu-Rangitikei provincial president, James Stewart's, address to the Horizons Regional Council...
View ArticleGuy: Speech to Red Meat Sector conference
Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 5:13 pm Speech: Nathan Guy 28 JULY, 2014 Speech to Red Meat Sector conference Good evening and thank you for the opportunity to address you all tonight. Following some...
View ArticleManagement Notes for September 2016 (Department of Agriculture, Environment...
(Source: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - Northern Ireland Government) Management Notes are prepared by staff from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise...
View ArticleJohn Roche questions part 1 (DairyCo)
(Source: DairyCo) John Roche questions part 1 Published 6 June 14 In the spring DairyCo organised a series of meetings in the north of the country, with Dr John Roche, looking at the management...
View ArticleManagement Notes for July 2016 (Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
(Source: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - Northern Ireland Government) Management Notes are prepared by staff from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise...
View ArticlePasture to Profit Conference 2014 (DairyCo)
(Source: DairyCo) Pasture to Profit Conference 2014 Published 12 December 14 This year's Pasture to Profit conference, organised by the Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC), looked at 'Making money...
View Article30 Best Meals: Top N.J. places to dine for special occasions
Like the occasions and the celebrants themselves, each eatery is unique in its own way. Lesson on special occasions: This year, my bubbly teen daughter insisted on a little black dress to attend an...
View ArticleMilk Bar Chelsea
(Credit: Milk Bar) The latest outpost of the Milk Bar empire is now open in Chelsea. The new location of Christina Tosi's bakery features all the favorites, from Cereal Milk soft serve to birthday cake...
View ArticleIntensive farmer with eye on the environment
About the only good thing to come out of a drought is that it brings lost tools to the surface. As the soil hardens and the pastures dry out, that spanner dropped while fixing a water pipe or the...
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