Crops and Forage

Fluctuating costs and changing weather patterns are impacting farmers’ plans for the upcoming baling and cultivation season, Joanna Cuttance reports.

Lincoln University Professor Derrick Moot revisits the basic principles of grazing management as discussed at a special NZ Grasslands Association ‘Resilient Pastures Symposium, held in 2021.

The lifecycle of grass grubs may have been interrupted by this year’s wet autumn, but the delay in development may see a boom of the pest ahead. By Joanna Grigg.

Getting the better of slugs before they get the best of your new crops is not just a matter of good planning and preparation this spring.

Granting of a water consent was the stimulus a couple needed to transform a Mid Canterbury sheep farm into diverse business. Story and photos by Annabelle Latz.

Rocketing fertiliser prices has seen Waikato farmer Don Stobie reassess his soil nutrient requirements. By Glenys Christian.

Failure to understand the importance of supplements and trace elements to fully feed livestock may be turning farmers off growing fodder beet. By Lynda Gray.

Laura McQuillan-Reese reports on a profitability analysis of existing cropping systems.

Is the recent spike in fertiliser costs temporary, or will farmers have get used to it, Doug Edmeades writes.

By Sandra Taylor