By Trevor Cook At discussion groups over the last month or two I have been getting lambing outcome figures from members – the number of lambs at scanning compared to the number that have tails cut off. Most were between 78% and 83%. A small number were 84% to 86%. One outlier was a 3000+...
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By: Lynda Gray A 60ha block of overgrown red clover was the catalyst to legume dominant...
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A dissertation by Lincoln University agricultural science honours student Zivana Katelyn King has found fodder...
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Breeding and feeding. That’s the motto at Damien Humphrey’s Manawatu beef cattle trading operation. Farming...
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B+LNZ’s Future Farm Lanercost will be used as a testing ground for tools, technologies and management...
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Bob Thomson extols the benefits of once-bred-heifers and reasons why it could be a good...
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Opting to finish dairy beef bulls came down to price for Central Otago-based couple Ben...
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By: Andrew Cochrane An efficient, profitable beef herd is the goal for all beef farmers,...
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By: Sara Sutherland Why do some cows have horns? Most beef breeds in developed countries...
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Beef finishers should ease up on the drenching to avoid the likelihood of drench resistant...
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