Deer
Development spurs system change
A switch to tall fescue and irrigation has transformed the finishing operation on Tom and Sam Macfarlane’s Melior Venison farm in South Canterbury. By Lynda Gray. Photos by Anna Munro.
Velvet comes indoors
Wintering velvet stags indoors reduces the risks of winter grazing on a Southland farm. By Lynda Gray.
Accounting for GHG emissions
Gisborne deer farmer and chartered accountant Charles Rau (pictured) has crunched the numbers on GHG emissions at Matawai Deer Park. Lynda Gray reports. Photo by Louise Savage.
Few options to reduce emissions
Environmental concerns were front of mind at the Deer Industry NZ conference held recently in Invercargill. Lynda Gray reports.
Warts and All
Talk turned to a warts and all discussion at the recent deer industry conference in Invercargill.