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SFF targets premium market

When market conditions improve, prices should rebound faster for Silver Fern Farms because of its close relationships with customers committed through premium supply programmes. Tony Leggett reports.

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Agyields database seeks users

The Agyields database - a central library housing all of New Zealand’s historic and future pasture and crop growth and yield data - has come to fruition thanks to the forward thinking of Professor Moot,

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Online checks for soil moisture

A demonstration site is allowing farmers to check out what moisture probe readings look like on provider companies’ software platforms.

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Aussie market collapsing while China weak

China’s consumer confidence has slumped, putting pressure on a market flooded with Australian sheep meat ahead of drought. By Tony Leggett.

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Challenge in China

Northern Hemisphere Christmas and Chinese New Year celebrations are likely to influence the direction of lamb, mutton and beef pricing, Tony Leggett reports.

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Putting endophytes to the test

Without endophytes, ryegrasses suffer. Sandra Taylor reports on research into the fungi, their positives and negatives.

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Sourcing the funds

When banks won’t lend, it’s the place of other institutions to step in. By Phil Edmonds.

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Getting the maintenance right

The longer a lamb is on your farm, the more it costs to grow. By Andrew Roe.

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Outperforming or just average

What separates farms in the top 25% of performers from those at the bottom, vet Andrew Cochrane asks?

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Matariki cattle drive

Photographer Sarah Horrocks joins the roundup of Canterbury high country Cleardale Station’s herd of Angus cattle after an autumn spent on neighbouring Manuka Point.

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