Most farmers add cows to increase production. Chris Parry did the opposite, and it worked. He cut cow numbers from 285 to 228 and still lifted production from 71,000 to over 100,000 kilograms of milksolids. It wasn’t about chasing more inputs or pushing the farm harder. For Chris, the real shift began when he started […]
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“We use the foliar spray twice a year and have been using the product for three years.” Tony and Afsaneh Howey from ViBERi – New Zealand Organic Blackcurrant Berries are passionate about the small fruit with extremely high levels of Vitamin C. Sixteen years ago they bought a 72 hectare blackcurrant orchard two hours south
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“Paddock 30 has never seen so much grass in it, it looks so good” The aptly named Dreamview Farm overlooks Whaingaroa Harbour and the Tasman Sea on the hills above Raglan, a 300 acre property that has been farmed by David and Bronwyn Hill and family for 20 years. Daughter Jess came onboard with an
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Bigger fruit, better pack out! Scott Byles and Corrine Carroll have lived on their beautiful, productive orchard in the Western Bay of Plenty with their children and pets since 2012. The management of the orchard has been through several iterations and they are now happy with their management regime and the results it provides. They
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Improving & building resilient pasture for better results, profits and healthier animals. With weather conditions having been hotter and dryer for some time now, pasture growth has now taken a hit, and that extra supplement may well be a silver lining. It’s in these conditions that the AgriSea Soil and Pasture program will really make
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The application of AgriSea helps Vilagrad Vineyard grow healthier vines and riper fruit. As a 5th generation winemaker at the prestigious vineyard Vilagrad in the Waikato, Jacob Nooyan has seen the vineyard go from strength to strength. However, eight years ago the vineyards vines were struggling. They stuck to the traditional path and did the
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SMITH DAIRY FARM – A260HA ATIAMURI Everything Miah and Jenny had learnt in the past about soil and pasture has been turned upside down. LOCATION: Atiamuri AREA: 260ha effective COWS: 535 Jersey crossbreeds PRODUCTION: 2018/19 target: 200,000-210,000kg milk solids FARM DAIRY: 74-bail rotary, ACR, Protrack, auto teat sprayer, in-dairy feeding PASTURE HARVESTED: 10t DM/ha SUPPLEMENT: 400t
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Tucked up against the side of the mountain in Maungatapere is Avo Haven. ‘A nice place to live’ says Mark Rowlands from Avo Haven. Mark purchased the orchard, Avo Haven, 7 years ago as a retirement plan. Mark, who is 74 does most of the work on the 7.5 hectare orchard containing 1600 avocado trees.
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