Fertigation enables better nutrient uptake
Fertigation enables better nutrient uptake
Graeme Pile helps farmers to use the “less is more” principle when applying fertiliser.
David Hill
NZ farmers doing ‘quite well’ environmentally
NZ farmers doing ‘quite well’ environmentally
Clare Buchanan has been helping farmers to improve their environmental footprints.
Survey of farmers shows most coping
Survey of farmers shows most coping
A survey of North Canterbury’s drought-stricken farmers has found most are coping well.
Winter seminar to focus on lambing tips
Winter seminar to focus on lambing tips
Lambing tips will the focus of Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s winter seminar at Coalgate, near Darfield, next week.
Plans for shows moving ahead
Plans for shows moving ahead
The shows must go on in North Canterbury this spring.
Landowners could get incentives to protect biodiversity
Landowners could get incentives to protect biodiversity
Waimakariri landowners could be offered incentives to help protect biodiversity on their properties.
Carbon benefits in growing hemp
Carbon benefits in growing hemp
Growing hemp could help Canterbury farms become carbon-neutral, says Brad Lake, a co-founder of South Island hemp producer, The Brothers Green.
Pig farmer reckons with changes free-range may be way of future
Pig farmer reckons with changes free-range may be way of future
Heritage pigs have provided a nutty solution on a small farm near Christchurch.
Farmers ‘looking for new opportunities’
Farmers ‘looking for new opportunities’
Rural sector diversity is the key to supporting Canterbury’s Covid-19 recovery, North Canterbury Federated Farmers president Cameron Henderson says.
Proceeds given to bereaved family
Proceeds given to bereaved family
Kaikoura farmers have thrown their support behind a Marlborough family, following a lockdown tragedy.
Shearing contest one of a few show fill-ins
Shearing contest one of a few show fill-ins
It is time to take the shearers to the sheep.
Desire to help led to role with trust
Desire to help led to role with trust
The thought of being able to help people led to Gayle Litchfield joining the North Canterbury Rural Support Trust five years ago.
Bull sells for $60,000
Bull sells for $60,000
Worries about holding a bull sale in Covid-19 Alert Level 2 were alleviated when the country moved into Alert Level 1 on the day of the sale. David Hill reports.
Couple continues to grow stud farms
Couple continues to grow stud farms
Cattle are more predictable than people, say former Marlborough police officers Richard and Denise van Asch.
Resilient Canterbury town shines through adversity
Resilient Canterbury town shines through adversity
Kaiapoi is once again showing resilience in the face of adversity.
Virtual stock sales grow under lockdown
Virtual stock sales grow under lockdown
Virtual saleyards are becoming a useful tool for farmers selling stock.
Farm overcoming the season’s challenges
Farm overcoming the season’s challenges
The Lincoln University Dairy Farm is “limping” to the end of the season, after a promising start.
Brothers juggling farm work and studies
Brothers juggling farm work and studies
Adjusting to the lockdown has proved to be a challenge for students who have returned home to rural areas.
Reaching out boosts club numbers
Reaching out boosts club numbers
Engaging with local high school pupils has proved rewarding for one North Canterbury young farmer.
Concern farmers’ wellbeing affected
Concern farmers’ wellbeing affected
North Canterbury Rural Support Trust chairman Andy Munro is concerned for the wellbeing of farmers as they negotiate the ongoing effects of a dry season and the Covid-19 lockdown.