Crops and Forage

Lincoln University’s Professor Jacqueline Rowarth was saddened but not surprised when she learnt about farmers whose land and stock had failed to thrive under a regenerative agriculture (RA) regime, writes Jo Cuttance.

New Zealand has the potential to lead the world, so long as regulation doesn’t get in the way.

Dr Peter Fennessy described himself as a curious person who always had an interest in biology, variation, evolution, genetics, and people. By Jo Cuttance.

Sheep farmers will need to focus on genetics to help solve animal health and welfare problems, Jo Cuttance writes.

Precision agriculture and direct drilling are among the tools award-winning maize grower Chris Pellow uses in his Waikato one-man operation. By Glenys Christian.

In the face of skyrocketing prices for fuel and fertiliser, farmer and rural contractor industry groups have an initiative to help safeguard their members.

A cost of production spreadsheet from Federated Farmers is helping growers calculate the true profitability of ryegrass and white clover crops. Victoria Rutherford reports.

The impact of inflation on the cost of various crops will be key to decisions farmers make on which fodder crops to grow, Kerry Dwyer writes.

Deciding what you want feed for will determine the best time to mow grass for supplementary feed.