Public articles

Trio of awards for Dairy Industry Share Farmers of the Year

The theme of the farming community supporting each other was one echoed by many of the finalists at the New Zealand Dairy Industry Award in Auckland on Saturday, May 13. By Claire Ashton.

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Watch me wallabies feed mate

It cost Otago Regional Council $153,422 per wallaby destroyed in their latest wallaby control programme.

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Gold Creek readies for bull sale

The Weather Gods and Cyclone Gabrielle haven’t been kind to the Gisborne region with some areas still battered and bruised, but the bulls in the line-up for this year’s Gold Creek Simmentals sale on May 22 at 2pm are nothing short of spectacular.

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Proof that BCS lifts fertility

Coverage from a recent genetics field day at Kepler Station, the South Island site of the Informing NZ Beef across-breed beef progeny test.

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Lessons from the Sim Valley

Longtime simmental breeder Tony Thompson (pictured right) didn’t know it at the time, but his unexpected visit to the Sim Valley in Switzerland in the late 1960s would have a huge impact on his life.

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No room for complacency

Global and internal events may be hurting New Zealand agriculture, but the outlook for beef remains strong.

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Avoid breeding resistant worms

Is it back to the future for intensive beef systems? Ginny Dodunski looks at past worm treatments and what’s happening now when a product fails.

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Dangerous eats in late pregnancy

As spring and calving approaches, vet Sara Sutherland says farmers need to be mindful of their animals’ diets.

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Difficult births, helpful solutions

Calving and dystocia go hand in hand. Vet Rachael Fouhy looks at the main causes of dystocia and has some tips and tricks to deal with it.

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