Pasture redevelopment has been part of the solution to an infestation of nodding thistle, Lynda Gray writes. The prickly problem of nodding thistle has influenced pasture development at Mt Pleasant. Paul Murcott (36) has battled the biennial weed since taking on management of the North Otago farm five years ago using two-stage pasture establishment, HT...
Cracking the code of the right variety, irrigation and wind protection sets maize up as...
Morgan Inness reports on the benefit of monitoring for porina. Pasture damage from porina seen...
The end of 2021 has seen rampant inflation in farm costs. Pasture renewal that cost...
Crop mixes of up to 11 species are being tested in a series of trials...
By Anne Lee Plant breeding has given farmers a range of ryegrass cultivars to suit...
By Jo Cuttance Soil organic matter and soil carbon are different from an agronomist perspective,...
By Jo Cuttance Feeding the growing world population is a choice between an increase in...
By Kerry Dwyer Recently I have had some conversations with clients about the cost of...