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How healthy is your soil? Soil your undies

How healthy is your soil? Soil your undies …
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Do pure clover swards need nitrogen and phosphorus fertiliser at sowing?

Phosphorus is widely applied at drilling when establishing new pastures but is nitrogen also required for pure clover swards being established into previously underdeveloped land? Last updated: …
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Hill Country Futures: nutrient and lime requirements for red and white clover swards

This factsheet is part of the Hill Country Futures soil and fertiliser series. Last updated: October 2022 …
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Hill Country Futures: AgYields national database

Last updated: May 2022 …
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Update on recent advocacy: sequestration, biodiversity and forestry

Here’s a summary of these three important issues – they’re just some of the areas B+LNZ is advocating hard for farmers in. Reaction to Government announcement on sequestration On Wednesday the …
01 December 2022
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Lucerne establishment spring weed control options

Time and money invested in weed control at lucerne crop establishment will be repaid in productivity and stand longevity. Product selection will depend on the weed profile, but some agrichemical …
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Hill Country Futures: soil and pasture testing protocols

This factsheet is part of the Hill Country Futures soil and fertiliser series. Last updated: October 2022 …
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Condition scoring at flushing

Ewe's should be given priority before mating to get good lambing percentages. Last updated: January 2018 …
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Managing your bulls before slaughter

Different holding conditions pre-slaughter can affect bull behaviour, meat quality and carcass value. This information is based on previous research by Beef + Lamb New Zealand. Last updated: March …
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Broadleaf weed control in emerging Subterranean Clover

One way to achieve a high sub clover content pasture is to establish a pure sward and then allow it to set seed. Grass (e.g. cocksfoot) can be overdrilled the following autumn. However, sub clover is …