Pasture
Widespread rain refreshes all farmers
At the height of the early February rainfall, La Niña conditions funnelled the heavy tropical air directly to New Zealand.Pasture growth has sprung into life and milk and meat production are back on track after the most significant, widespread summer…
Tools to help plan pasture
TARGETED-APPROACH: Lincoln University’s Professor Derrick Moot says while the Hill Country Futures Programme is made up of a number of separate workstreams, they are all interconnected and working towards the…
Farmers make hay while sun shines
Favourable weather has led to a lot of supplementary feed being made around the Manawatū-Rangitīkei area.Last month’s rain has meant farmers in most parts of the country welcomed the new…
Signals from space map grass growth
The Farmote system validates satellite images against ground-based measurements, ensuring a high level of accuracy, founder Richard Barton says.Despite how critical it is to know how much grass a dairy…