Coast & Country

Full family entertainment at Morrinsville

Morrinsville A&P Show is about bringing town and country together one day each, says show president Bruce McRobbie. The... read more

Judging – and feedback – about to begin

A total of 29 farmers have put their hands up to receive free education and mentoring by entering the 2019's Waikato regional... read more

DIA popular in Central Plateau

The Central Plateau regional competition of the Dairy Industry Awards has received the second-highest amount of entries... read more

Past winners say it is all worth it

As 2019's regional entrants into the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards will be focussed on putting their best foot forward... read more

Just entering boosts your CV

For the 47 entrants in the 2019's Central Plateau regional competition of the Dairy Industry Awards, just being part of... read more

A chance to learn, connect and grow

Twenty people will be telling judges about themselves, their roles, goals and achievements on-farm this month as judging... read more

Track construction begins on rail trail

Posted at 10:18am Monday 4 Feb

The sight of bodies on bikes along the Te Aroha to Matamata Hauraki Rail Trail is one step closer to reality now...read more

A big biosecurity lesson from Nuffield travels

Posted at 9:52am Monday 4 Feb

When Simon Cook – a third-generation kiwifruit grower from Te Puke, who also runs a kiwifruit contracting...read more

Sheepmeat hitting record returns

Posted at 9:35am Monday 4 Feb

Ten years ago the sheep farming sector in New Zealand was facing some tough assaults upon its claim as one of...read more

Paterangi women adventure in India

Posted at 15:42pm Friday 1 Feb

When you hear that 10 women from rural Paterangi, near Te Awamutu, spent three weeks travelling around India with...read more

Stink bug would be ‘a plague on our houses’

Posted at 15:35pm Friday 1 Feb

Facilities handling containers of imported goods are coming under increased scrutiny following the discovery of...read more

Young farmers find sustainable way forward

Posted at 15:27pm Friday 1 Feb

Fraser McGougan has seen many farmers lose interest with dairying. He's not one of them. He and wife Katherine...read more

BLOGS

Appreciating the importance of pasture is vital

Soil matters with Peter Burton Functional Fertiliser Ltd I remember my father's comment regarding my assertion that the quantity of pasture... read more

Handy tips to enable cows to handle the summer heat

Beneath the surface with David Law Forward Farming If you think us humans have been suffering in the midsummer heat, spare a thought for the... read more

Think of calcium as an important fertiliser

Better soils with Brett Petersen Kiwi Fertiliser & Golden Bay Dolomite In 1983 Massey University research suggested 1.8m tonnes of lime were... read more

Waikato District Plan draws hundreds of submissions

Your land surveyed with Brent Trail Surveying Services Ltd Following the recent public notification of their proposed District Plan, Waikato... read more

Key advice to guard against facial eczema in stock

Vet's vision with Phil Rennie Tauranga Vets Research has thrown up the common pit falls of facial eczema control in New Zealand. The DairyNZ-funded... read more

Happy farmers and holidaymakers alike

Outlook with Bill Webb Bill Webb Feed Solutions After a wet December we've all had a bit of surprise. In December we had 265mm here in the... read more

Conflicting advice from rural professionals

Fert Options with Robin Boom Agronomic Advisory Services In 1994 an article in ‘Straight Furrow' covered a sharemilker on a peat soil... read more

What’s the fuss about turmeric?

Abundant living with John Arts Abundant Health Curcumin extracted from turmeric is possibly the most studied natural compound. There are research... read more

HEADLINES

Clear employment message for forestry industry

A clear message has been sent to New Zealand's forestry industry that breaches of minimum employment standards...read more

11:02am Mon 4 Feb

Prime arable and grazing research station for sale

The site of New Zealand's running fertiliser trials under pasture is now up for sale – but the farming community...read more

10:58am Mon 4 Feb

Lack of infrastructure posing real risk

Waikato Regional Council monitoring of high risk farms has revealed the dire state of dairy effluent infrastructure,...read more

10:45am Mon 4 Feb

New wetland on the way near Tauranga Harbour

Initial work on a functional new wetland ecosystem at Te Puna, north of Tauranga, could get underway by March....read more

10:29am Mon 4 Feb

Track construction begins on rail trail

The sight of bodies on bikes along the Te Aroha to Matamata Hauraki Rail Trail is one step closer to reality now...read more

10:18am Mon 4 Feb

A big biosecurity lesson from Nuffield travels

When Simon Cook – a third-generation kiwifruit grower from Te Puke, who also runs a kiwifruit contracting...read more

9:52am Mon 4 Feb

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