Country-Wide October 2022
Facial eczema speed bumps
Peter Andrew sets the scene for facial eczema tolerance in sheep.
Team effort on hill country
Tiniroto's Mount Florida Station has won the Gisborne-Wairoa Farmer of the Year award. Peter Andrew reports on the field day at the hill country farm.
Disruption and challenges ahead
Producers are being urged to switch from a supply chain back to producers to a value chain that comes from consumers’ willingness to pay. Glenys Christian reports.
Ram breeding needs incentives
It may be paradoxical, but Dorian Garrick believes that the success of NZ’s breeding value maternal worth has hampered farmer-led innovations.
Balancing pasture production and resilience
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.
Breeding low-methane burpers
Breeding for low methane sheep research aims to show it can be done. Nicola Dennis explains the science.
Doing your job
Queen Elizabeth II did her duty as a monarch. It required remaining neutral and not expressing her opinions or personal views