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How EID creates better decisions, not better sheep
Andrew Bendall, sales manager at TotoGen says electronic identification tagging returns its cost within three to four years.
‘If we don’t do it, no one will’: Open Country goes public on DIRA review
Chief exec of Open Country says DIRA review must not treat the legislation as red tape.
Everything calf rearers need to get right before spring calving
Farmlands calving expert and technical specialist Karen Fraser says water quality should be the first thing calf rearers check before spring calving.
‘A winning formula’: Surfing For Farmers and Rural Riders join forces
The merge forms a new charitable trust called For Farmers, pooling their administrative infrastructure so both can keep scaling.
The seriousness of Australia’s tomato sauce scandal explained
Two of Australia's largest tomato processors have been caught passing Chinese paste off as home-grown.
Best practice for using activated charcoal to treat scours
Large animal vet and author of ‘Adventures of a Country Vet’ Rory Dean says scours can often be treated without antibiotics.
Too early to tell consequences of U.S investigating lamb imports
The newly launched US safeguard case into sheep meat imports could raise tariffs on New Zealand lamb beyond the 12.5% baseline.
Scrapping iwi/council agreements ‘not in the best interest of the country’
Steve Abel says local councils actually really value and appreciate the relationships they have with local iwi.
Weekly weather: Cold to continue for next fortnight
Brief southerly changes on Friday and next week could bring snow to low levels in the eastern South Island.
Strong buyer demand in Taupō facing shortage of properties
Rural sales agent Brooke Garland says good payouts, interest rates and strong commodity prices are behind it.