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Episode 12 – Top tips for tupping in the dry from two farmers & a vet

With Golden Shears 2024 being packed with crowds and the share number of women coming into both shearing and wool-handling, how do we keep stoking the fire of talent whilst we wait for a return to better wool prices? 

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Down the drain – wool wins

Research has confirmed wool’s biodegradability, Joanna Grigg writes.

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Chilean needle grass poses potential billion-dollar threat

The “sleeper weed” Chilean needle grass, if nothing was done to stop it, could spread through most of New Zealand and eventually cost the country over a billion dollars, according to newly published research.

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What the farmers say

Integrated Farm Planning can seem a daunting task but there are plenty of resources and programmes available to support farmers to take the first step. Rebecca Greaves spoke to three farmers who have created their own farm plan through attending a BakerAg programme – something that can be achievable for all farmers, with a little help.

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A dynamic approach

Integrated farm planning and farm assurance - everyone’s talking about it. But what does it mean, and how do we get a plan that works for our farming business?

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Smart tactics help make every nutrient count 

With on-farm cost pressures looking to continue for at least the foreseeable future, it’s expected that the squeeze on all farm inputs, including fertiliser, will endure through 2024. Words by Dr Ants Roberts

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Episode 12 – Top tips for tupping in the dry from two farmers & a vet

With Golden Shears 2024 being packed with crowds and the share number of women coming into both shearing and wool-handling, how do we keep stoking the fire of talent whilst we wait for a return to better wool prices? 

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Episode 11 – The double-edged sword of shearing in New Zealand

With Golden Shears 2024 being packed with crowds and the share number of women coming into both shearing and wool-handling, how do we keep stoking the fire of talent whilst we wait for a return to better wool prices? 

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A change of system

Veterinarian Sara Sutherland reports on the financial impact of farm management changes in response to drench resistance.

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What to do with tail end ewes?

In light of a rapid rise in levels of drench resistance, Ginny Dodunski of Wormwise investigates alternatives to help light breeding ewes.

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A mismatch on the hills

For decades hill country sheep farmers have just accepted that dagging, treating for flystrike and drenching for worms is a part of successful farming, vet Trevor Cook writes.

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Growing a fine beer

Arrowtown’s Royalburn Station owner Carlos Bagrie has developed a tasty and thirst-quenching way to take control of his barley value chain.

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Championing the sector

Amy Hoogenboom updates us on the fate of Future Beef and its youth event.

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Regenerative – what’s in a word?

Becks Smith ponders the conversations around regenerative agriculture.

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All quiet around the Beehive

Relishing the lack of politics in the void after the election, Carterton farmer Mark Guscott has enjoyed a good lambing, and reveals his regenerative move.

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First up, best tractor

With the onset of lambing and calving, Suzie Corboy has taken leave from her other job as an ambulance officer.

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Repositioning demand for strong wool

Innovation and entrepreneurship is leading a revival in the fortunes of strong wool. By Tony Leggett

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Team approach adds value

Farmers can utilise the skills of their accountants and advisers to boost their financial literacy and get a better understanding of debt, assets and equity, Elaine Fisher writes.

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Back to basics

Getting back to his roots and spending time putting cups on is a far cry from walking the halls of power, but newly minted Agriculture Minister, Todd McClay, doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty from time to time. He spoke to Rebecca Greaves about his priorities and what farmers can expect from our new Government.

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Forest owners baulk at ETS fee

Owners of forests registered in the Emissions Trading Scheme are challenging the introduction of an ongoing cost recovery fee, Rebecca Greaves reports.

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A tale of four electorates: Rural NZ takes a step to the right

While voters in rural electorates took a right turn at the recent election, the trend has been to greater diversity, Hugh Campbell writes.

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The Big Ball – in support of Rural Change

Looking an excuse to get out and have some fun while raising funds for a good cause? Why not dust off your ball gown or tuxedo and head along to The Big Ball at Lincoln in June and support rural mental health.

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App captures soil data

Like many intergenerational landowners, Abby Rose and her family were seeking a simple way to collect and monitor soil data on their family vineyard in Chile. Words by Sarah Perriam-Lampp.

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Cashing in on natural capital

Investors in major global funds are demanding that their investment is made into the reversal of the depletion of natural capital around the world. Words by Sarah Perriam-Lampp.

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A new blanket approach

A scheme to find value-added markets for a family farm’s wool clip is now a full-fledged industry. Words and Photos by Malcolm Pullman

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A speed dating guide to the latest Journal of New Zealand Grasslands

Held in November 2023 in Rotorua, the NZ Grasslands Association was the place to hear about the research comprised in their 85th journal. For those who couldn’t make it, Joanna Grigg provides a speed-dating style summary of some of the papers and key findings. These are peer reviewed and come from the very best of our country’s pastoral researchers.

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