Grazing hoggets off farm has benefits, reducing costs and risks, but there are negatives, Tom Ward writes. The decision to graze hoggets off farm needs to be carefully thought out. It is determined by farm strengths and weaknesses, management priorities, and personal preferences. Any analysis is very sensitive to variations in pasture and crop growth...
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Vet Trevor Cook takes a look ahead to see what changes to farming might do...
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A family succession plan has seen a young couple establish their own farming operation in North Canterbury. By...
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With a lengthy background in genetic improvements, Ken Geenty reports on progress so far. Genetic...
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Country-Wide asks ram breeders how their selling season has been. By Lynda Gray The dispersal...
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Be prepared, is the advice for farmers facing the prospect of a widespread outbreak of...
By Anne Hardie A new forecasting tool being developed by NIWA is designed to forecast...
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By Joanna Grigg Farmers shouldn’t bank on getting heavy cattle away to the works when...
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As Omicron spreads through New Zealand, Country-Wide looks at the impact on killing space. By...
By Dennis Wesselbaum Every new year brings a long list of resolutions (ask gym owners) and...
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