3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (746+ words) Rabbits continue to thrive despite a continual effort to control them, a Waihola dairy farmer says. "They keep coming back at us," Nigel Hallis said, looking at scores of rabbits in one of his paddocks. "We are trying our best…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (588+ words) Sheep, beef and dairy graziers Laura and Justin Davie showcased their bale-grazing system on their 230ha farm Longview in Fairfax, southeast of Otautau. Longview was the third and final stop on the Lower Aparima Catchment Group "whitebait and wintering" tour earlier…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (398+ words) Former Auckland butcher Johnny Williams relocated to Timaru with his family last year and since November has been a staple at the weekly Timaru Artisan Farmers Market. Operating a stall as Bluestone Meats, Mr Williams primarily makes and sells artisan…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (371+ words) The 29-year-old dairy farmer from Tuatapere claimed the title of FMG Young Farmer of the Year in New Plymouth on Saturday night following a "fiercely contested" competition against six other regional champions. Arriving home on Sunday night, Mr Slee said…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (409+ words) In a statement, B+LNZ chairwoman Kate Acland said the latest Sheep and Beef On-farm Inflation report showing total on-farm inflation was flat for the second year in a row. The on-farm inflation rate was -0.9% in the year to March…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (649+ words) The "best of the best" southern dairy heifers will be pioneers of the repurposing of a large Taieri shed to chase genetic gains. Dairy farmers Cameron and Anna Edgecombe, in partnership with her parents Gerald and Karen Holmes, bought former…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (210+ words) The 29-year-old dairy farmer claimed the title, in Season 58, following a fiercely contested competition against six other regional champions, the competition organisers said. Slee said he was feeling “really good and proud” to take out the top spot. “It means…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (456+ words) Landpro senior consents planner Jade Fitzek, of Invercargill, spoke at a DairyNZ field day about her part in the process of the expansion of Birgit and Jon Pemberton’s dairy platform in Southland. When the Pembertons approached Landpro about the conversion…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (364+ words) Open Country Dairy head of sustainability initiatives Aslan Wright-Stow, of Christchurch, spoke at a DairyNZ Field Day showcasing the expansion of Birgit and Jon Pemberton’s dairy platform in Southland. Water quality was the clearest constraint on growth within environmental limits,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (400+ words) Birgit and Jon Pemberton, are converting a 116ha organic sheep farm to expand their existing dairy farm Lowburn Ag in Brydone. “We can have land-use change but we can’t do it how we used to,” Mr Pemberton said. Mr Pemberton, a…...