Country-Wide Spring 2024
Pest to Profit?
Goats get a bad rap as feral pests and are often remembered as a fledgling industry that went bust in the 80s. But the tide has turned and New Zealand Cashmere believes there has never been a better time to diversify into cashmere and integrate goats into farming systems in New Zealand. Words Rebecca Greaves.
Burps & Bluster
Are farmers doing enough on methane? Methane from Kiwi farms accounts for more than a third of the country’s greenhouse emissions. But exactly how this gas contributes to global warming and to what extent it should reduce is complex. As our methane targets look set to be overhauled, George Driver investigates how the gas heats the planet and how low our emissions should go. Words George Driver.
Kicking goals
Body condition score is the biggest driver at Simon and Katie Falloon’s Tiraumea farm, Waipuke, with a high performing ewe flock of exceptionally fertile ewes underpinning outstanding financial performance to take out this year’s Keinzley Agvet Wairarapa Sheep & Beef Farm Business of the Year. Words Rebecca Greaves Photos Photos for Jean.
Livestock by train
The deregulation of transport in New Zealand in the 1980s was the significant opportunity Philip Wareing used to grow his business rapidly. Before then, livestock were transported long distances by train. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp
