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Virtual fences to be trialled in bull beef business

21 Oct 2019

Virtual fences are being used in cattle operations in many parts of the world, particularly in extensive grasslands in the US and Australia.

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Beef finishing on legumes: Part 2

14 Oct 2019

Southland couple Matt and Shona Tayler are pushing boundaries by finishing cattle on lucerne and legume-based pastures. In the second of a two-part series, the Taylers outline their bloat mitigation strategies.

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Beef finishing on legumes

8 Oct 2019

Southland couple Matt and Shona Tayler are pushing boundaries by finishing cattle on lucerne and legume-based pastures. It is a high-risk, high-reward system but the couple, through Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Innovation Farm programme are managing the risks and reaping the rewards. In part one of a two-part series we look at why legumes have become an important part of the Tayler’s business.

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Challenging the status quo

8 Jul 2019

Pushing the boundaries and thinking outside the square were common themes at last week’s Beef + Lamb New Zealand Innovation Farm conference in Queenstown.

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Triple the success: Part 2

1 Jul 2019

The Dawkins family are Beef + Lamb New Zealand Innovation Farmers who are striving to maximise triplet lamb survival by developing an indoor lambing system. Now in their third year of the programme, the family are refining a system that has unexpectedly benefited the whole farm system while significantly reducing lamb losses.

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Legume field day brings farmers’ experiences together

3 Oct 2018

A legume-focused field day being held on Hamish and Annabel Craw’s Banks Peninsula farm will bring together the experiences of farmers growing legumes under a range of management regimes.

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