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Southland weighs $3 billion fertiliser mega project
Southland Mayor Rob Scott says it is early days for a proposed $3 billion lignite-to-fertiliser plant near the region.
Transition cows: Small changes, big gains
Dry off is under way, and SealesWinslow’s Nutrition Extension Specialist Simon Butler says the dry period is harder on cow condition than most feeding plans are accounting for.
A castle built on sand: NPS for highly productive soils
With Treasury valuing housing land at 10 to 20 times its farming worth, the pressure to subdivide builds.
Best practices for transitioning livestock onto winter crops
Getting crop transitions right is crucial, and can come down to three things: fibre, time and a nitrate test before putting stock in.
Silver Fern Farms profit up, but Gulf disruption tests outlook
This episode features Dan Boulton, CEO, Silver Fern Farms discussing profit recovery, Middle East disruption and red meat market pressure.
Next chapter in Precision Farming
Precision Farming has acquired horticulture and viticulture technology operator NuPoint.
AI on farm: How tech is changing decisions and productivity
The speed of AI adoption in agriculture is catching everyone by surprise, says Nuffield scholar James Allen.
UK-NZ collaborate on agritech innovation
NZ farmers will get first access to UK livestock technologies through a new partnership between Agnition, the UK Agri-EPI Centre and AgriTechNZ.
Lifting farm profits with forestry
Sheep and beef farmers who move 10% to 30% of their land into radiata pine can lift their overall farm profitability under the current ETS.
How sheep & beef farmers are banking down for the next rainy day
Ed Harrison, farm consultant at BakerAg in the Wairarapa discusses the "sharp rebound" in sheep and beef profitability.










