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Open Farms 2021: Building Urban-rural trust and support for sustainable farming

In 2021 the Open Farms day is back and will be bigger and better. Founder Daniel Eb talks about why the programme was created and what it achieved in just one year, and talks about what the farmers …
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Planning to make the best use of winter forage crops

… reporting substantial improvements in the management of intensively grazed winter crops, … well as animal welfare. Mrs McKay says simple management strategies such as using long … has shown that implementing good grazing management practices can reduce phosphorous …
16 May 2023
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New Season Outlook 2025–26

… farm earnings before interest tax rent management wages forecast increase 64 earnings … along east coast 202425 sunny spring led dry christmas period farmers destocked various … bolster revenue summer 2025 taranakimanawatū dry windy low pasture growth coastal areas …
Factsheet

Biogenic methane from ruminant animals and nitrous oxide from agricultural soils

… relationship between methane production dry matter intake dmi amount methane animal … 2122 grams methane produced per kilogram dry matter eaten typical feeds new zealands … long shortlived gases greenhouse gas management mitigation sheep beef farmers …
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Managing triplet-bearing ewes to maximise lamb survival

… and shelter are two critical factors in the management of triplet-bearing ewes to increase …
23 July 2024
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E-diary notices: 2 August 2024

… executive recruitment update, 2025 Parasite Management Calendar – we need your photos, …
02 August 2024
Industry data

Mid Season Update 2024–2025

… lambs struggled reach optimal weights due dry pasture conditions over late spring summer … from climate drought 2024 spring storms 2025 dry conditions availability livestock … 202425 32 earnings before interest tax rent management wages forecast increase 30 ebitrm4 …
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Poplars and willows as fodder

… quality feed value poplar willows leaves 6570 dry matter digestibility about same lucerne … years age leaf fall can provide 60kg more dry matter per tree pollarding pollarding … what plant your local regional council land management officer give you best advice …
Industry data

Stock Number Survey 30 June 2018

… prices trade lambs increased sourced from dry regions further south anticipation … were also sourced during early summer from dry regions further south were carried winter … occurred autumn leading pasture quality management issues east coast spring benign …
Upper Awanui Catchment Group

… Upper Awanui Catchment Group for catchment management and rural community support across …