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What are the key drivers behind New Zealand’s 47% reduction in antibiotic sales?

In this episode, Dr Annabel Harris, Chair of the NZVA’s Antimicrobial Resistance Committee explains how cross-industry collaboration and learnings internationally have helped shape on-farm practice of antibiotic use to protect New Zealand farmers from the threat of antibiotic resistance.

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Born and raised in farming communities in the Waikato, Saskatchewan arable farmer, Sean Case, shares the contrast where farming liquid gold is very different.

Heavy rain events provide an opportunity for farmers to record where water is flowing across farms and if mitigation action is needed. Words Heather Chalmers, Photos Abie Horrocks.

A groundbreaking new sheep trial is set to find the link between lamb survival rates and flock resilience by delving into the crucial role of ewes as ‘good mums’ aiming to significantly impact the country’s sheep sector. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.

Taking a bird’s eye view is bringing a level of accuracy to a range of on-farm practices, allowing precise plant counts for crops such as fodder beet and giving pinpoint positioning of disease issues. Words Anne Lee.

Data is providing some good news for dairy farmers and it’s a win-win for profit and the environment. Words Anne Lee.

The 2024 report “Are industry good organisations good for industry?” by KPMG and AGMARDT sparked debate and discussion on the key constraints holding back the food & fibre sector and how we can design for genuine collaboration. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.

Three Kiwis – a professor, a CEO and a lawyer – working in various parts of the primary sector, share why we should care about the growing demands of South Korea as an emerging valuable market. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.