I recently attended a Rural Professionals Seminar on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions on New Zealand Farms. This seminar covered the science behind GHG emissio...

I recently attended the Annual NZIPIM Conference in Christchurch. The theme of this meeting was sustainability in the Primary Industries sector and how we ne...

Risk is a tricky thing. It’s the unknown that makes it scary, it’s the inability to guarantee a result that prevents decisions being made, despite the opport...

In the last two installments of the Sustainability Chronicles we looked at how sustainability within a farming organisation can be developed by taking an Ani...

Last month I touched on how sustainable farming practices are becoming a priority in modern farming. The big question was HOW do we develop these practices? ...

There is a lot of responsibility resting on my shoulders. “Me” referring to the new age of country bumpkins. The millennial, if you will, as

Chloride is an essential nutrient that all plants and animals require. It’s extremely well recycled in the environment and as such it’s rare to see chloride ...

What’s at the centre of your dairy farming system? Your cows of course! So why not let them lead your decision-making around feed and nutrition management. A...

Pasture sampling for summer is underway, so here’s three good reasons why knowing what’s happening with your pasture is so important. A single composite past...