Onfarm
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.
Balls needed for bull business
A 1900 bull operation in North Waikato which provides sires for beef and fairy mating is one of the largest in the country. Mike Bland reports.
