How to prep cows for successful mating
Mineral deficiencies can directly affect the health of the cow, particularly fertility and reproduction.
Challenges ahead for US, European milk output
While NZ milk production is going great guns, upcoming US and European production reports may reveal constraints.
Vast national restoration project must start locally
Catchment groups are essential to Recloaking Papatūānuku, an ambitious initiative to restore 2 million hectares of native forest and wetlands.
Doubling food & fibre exports starts with us
A strategy without a team behind it is just words on a page, says Kate Scott, who has some ideas for how to build that partnership.
Community at heart of rural realtor’s success
With farming and rugby roots, Karl Davis never imagined that his real estate journey would be an award-winning one.
A pork industry the country can be proud of
It has evolved over the decades to a standard hardly bettered anywhere in the world, says the chair of its key sector bodies.
Liberalising GE brings NZ into the 21st century, a little late
We must adopt regulations proportionate to risk, says ACT’s spokesperson, and design a system that not only matches Australia’s but surpasses it.
Global growth is key to Zespri strategy
Capturing market share hinges on more northern hemisphere hectares to keep up supply during NZ’s off season, says Zespri chair Nathan Flowerday.
Hoggard’s formula call is a backward step
NZ has opted out of an infant formula standard – the evidence says that’s the wrong decision, say academics working in the field.
A time of challenges and growth
The past four years have tested farmers and growers as much as any in the previous decades and probably more, says outgoing HortNZ CEO.