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Research pushes drench intervals well beyond 70 days when grazing forage crop
Two summers of forage crop trials have tested whether farmers can cut how often lambs need drenching for internal parasites.
Why FarmUp NZ’s Ben Purua is using SenseHub Dairy Ear Tags
Social media personality and founder of FarmUpNZ Ben Purua manages Waimakariri Land Ltd near Tirau, milking 540 cows on 187ha.
A warm, dry high settles in, and its end keeps moving
Tony Trewinnard of Blue Skies Weather says a warm, dry high settles in, but its end is uncertain.
Be alert, not alarmed: Prepare early for El Niño
Forecast to Farm, brought to you by Ravensdown, your partner behind the farm gate. Turning weather insights into practical information to help New Zealand farmers plan with confidence.
Farmer Panel: Good neighbour rules need a nuanced approach to pests
On this week's Farmer Panel - sympathy for Southland, AI on farm and good neighbour behaviour.
Report says financial literacy can make or break succession
Are profitability and viability missing from farm succession conversations?
DAIRY Country Panel – Breaking down Fed Farmer’s Ag debate
Watch the full panel breakdown with Peter Morgan, CountryWide Senior Journalist Anne Lee and host Sarah Perriam-Lampp.
Zanda McDonald Award winner urges young farmers to apply
2026 winner Karn Dhaliwal runs four lanes: annual cropping, kiwifruit, export blueberries and a farming lane scaling up in dairy and dairy beef.
How back-to-basics farming delivered Pāmu’s profit
Productivity drove about 60% of Pāmu’s gain this year as profit tipped over $113 million.