Solutions
Battling Brushweeds
An effective pest weed control programme takes into account the species present.
Leading the way with best practice
NZ Merino’s brand ZQ has aligned to the Responsible Wool Standard, with one of the requirements being that all sheep receive pain relief for tailing, castration and shearing wounds.
Core strength protects spring seedlings
Even though winter has been wet in many areas, slugs are adept at moving to higher ground when they need to.
A better use for broken posts
Repost works alongside vineyards nationwide to turn their broken posts into a second life cycle on farm fence lines.
Boluses give trace element security
Some NZ soils are known to be low in essential minerals, so an easily administered and effective source of supplementation will help improve performance from all classes of adult sheep.
Shedding wool with Kaahu Whites
Murray and Wayne Sargeant have pioneered a very low input, high-output breed of sheep they call Kaahu White, by crossing Australian White and Wiltshire.
Combatting deficiency
Every day lambs are below adequate in their vitamin B12 levels results in compromised growth rates, meaning reduced profit for a farming operation.
Shearing doesn’t have to be a drag
Perkinz, a New Zealand farming brand owned by EB Engineering in Dunedin, has just released a new shearing system called ShearMaster that not only makes a tough job easier, but faster.
A slimy seedling stealer
In Central Otago, slugs attacked 45 hectares of high-value SovGold Ultrastrike-treated kale seedlings.
Making connections with wool
The Campaign for Wool New Zealand (CFWNZ), tasked with advancing strong wool education, promotion and advocacy, has unveiled a new online portal and updates to the Wool in Schools programme.