New farming group leader targets meat reform
Rick Powdrell sees a tough three years in front of him as the new Federated Farmers meat and fibre chairman. Meat industry reformation, stricter environmental regulations, a wool levy vote and land use...
View ArticleCentral Otago focus for Grasslands gathering
Central Otago has a climate of extremes. From its dry barren hills to its irrigated flats, it has a contrasting landscape. Both sides of the spectrum will be presented at the New Zealand Grassland...
View ArticleWhat’s the beef with chicken?
There’s a paradox about meat. Britain’s pastoral landscape is more pleasing to the eye than hedgeless expanses of wheat and oilseed rape; and it doesn’t take a genius to see that cattle and sheep...
View ArticleFirst of Manawatu Farm Days a hit at Morrison Farm
The farm gate was flung open for the first of the Manawatu Farm Days designed to give more people an experience of rural life. Families were welcomed on to Morrison Farm, near Marton, yesterday. It was...
View ArticleFocus on feedlot fattening
PAKISTAN’S meat industry, estimated at $115m, remains underutilised as the calves are not provided quality feed, particularly by subsistence farmers, which results in low quality production of beef. As...
View ArticleFodder beet fills gap in feed to lift profits
Research funded by DairyNZ shows fodder beet has benefits as a winter crop with high metabolic energy, as long as it is properly managed. Photo from Allied Press files Fodder beet can be a...
View ArticleChristmas Eve in Phoenix - Special Dining on Dec. 24th
I hope all your shopping is done and that tomorrow you will be spending the day with family. You might be volunteering or simply enjoying a day off, if Christmas isn't a holiday that you celebrate....
View ArticleLight stubble grazing doesn't reduce crop yields (GRDC - Grains Research and...
(Source: GRDC - Grains Research and Development Corporation) Light sheep grazing of crop residues over summer in no-till systems does not negatively impact on subsequent grain crop yields, soil health...
View ArticleManagement Notes for August 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 ArticleSeedy paddock save for sheep producers (NSW Agriculture, Biosecurity and Mine...
(Source: NSW Agriculture, Biosecurity and Mine Safety Division) 13 Jul 2015 Sheep and lamb producers have been reminded that winter is the time to plan strategies to keep flocks free of grass seed...
View ArticleSheep farmers can milk dairying for advice
Sheep farmers have a lot to learn from the dairy industry about feeding stock. That is according to former AgResearch scientist Tom Fraser, who praised the simple yet effective system dairy farmers had...
View ArticleHonour for noted sheep breeder
In 1956, 23-year-old romney stud breeder Roger Marshall sold his first rams at the Manawatu and West Coast Ram Fair in Feilding. The Rangitikei Mail reported that when the first ram was knocked down at...
View ArticleWhat 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...
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