Onfarm
Priceless value of good dirt
When a series of flash floods hit a Southland farm its owners took the event as a warning of things to come. Lynda Gray reports.
Strength in numbers
A sheep and beef operation that began more than 70 years ago with Siberia Station in the Turakina Valley now incorporates seven farms. Story and photos by Sarah Horrocks.
Keeping the bulls growing
A target of a full Simmental herd is in the offing for the Kemps on their East Coast summer dry farm north of Gisborne. By Tony Leggett. Photos by Louise Savage.
Hooked on stud breeding
Max Tweedie was just 21 when he founded Hallmark Angus Stud and after buying the Waiterenui herd recently. He’s set to have one of the largest recorded Angus herds in the country. By Rebecca Greaves. Photos by John Cowpland.
Intensification secures future
Coming home to help out his parents on the family farm, has seen Tim Dangen convert a small-scale beef operation to a substantial calf-rearing operation. By Glenys Christian.
Beefing up production
A good beef herd is crucial for lifting pasture quality for sheep, reckons King Country farmer Alan Blake. Story and photos by Mike Bland.
Vision coming to fruition
Ensuring every stock class has two different income streams is one of the major strategies for success on Awakino Station. Story and photos by Victoria Rutherford.
Farming on the edge
A couple have some extraordinary challenges building a productive breeding herd next to the ocean. Mike Bland paid them a visit to find out more.
Never too old to learn
Not content to do the same thing, veteran beef farmers Stephen and Jane Hayes are still refining their farming systems after 44 years. Glenys Christian paid them a visit. Photos by Rob Owens.
A winning formula
Breeding and feeding. That’s the motto at Damien Humphrey’s Manawatu beef cattle trading operation. Farming in conjunction with his father on a second nearby farm, Damien is finishing up to 1400 R2 heifers annually. Rebecca Greaves visited him. Photo by Brad Hanson.